A suspect, Hajiya Hadiza Umar Abubakar, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding a job seeker, Nuraddeen Abubakar, of N3m with a promise of securing employment for him at the EFCC.
The suspect was arrested after a petition by the victim, who revealed that he came in contact with the her through her son.
Abubakar allegedly charged her victim a whopping N6m, which she claimed would enable her secure a job for him in the EFCC. A part payment of N3m was made into the suspect’s account on October 29, 2019, while the balance was to be paid after the victim had received his employment letter, promised to be delivered two weeks from the date of the part payment, with November 7, 2019 as the due date.
The petitioner informed the EFCC of the fraud nine months after making the part payment and the Commission placed a Post No Debit (PND) on all accounts owned by the suspect.
Abubakar was later arrested at a branch of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) after her son whom she sent to make a transaction was detained, forcing her to show up.
Meanwhile, the anti-graft agent has said the suspect will soon be charged to court.