A 26-year-old man, Kabiru Oladipupo, has confessed how he duped no fewer than 17 job seekers in a job recruitment scam for the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS.
The Osun State indigene said he and his accomplice, Hassan Olayiwola, now at large, duped their unsuspecting candidates to the tune of N391, 550 in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
The state Commissioner of Police, CP, Mr. Olusola Amore, who paraded the suspect before newsmen on Saturday said, “On January 8, Azeez Ibrahim and 17 others reported at G Division, Oloje, Ilorin that in September 2016, Oladipupo of Gaa-Saka area of Ilorin presented himself to them as a Federal SARS officer.
“According to Ibrahim, Oladipupo claimed to be in charge of the recruitment for the squad and collected amounts ranging from N10,000 to N30,000 from candidates like him, totaling N391,550.
“The police traced the culprits to their hideout and arrested Oladipupo but his accomplice escaped.
“Upon interrogation, Oladipupo confessed to the crime and that they used Madi Primary School, Ogundele in Ilorin as their training ground.
“Efforts are on to apprehend the fleeing suspects
“The suspect would soon be charged to court,” the CP stated, adding that passport photographs and credentials of the victims were recovered from the suspect.
One of the victims, Ibrahim said, “I was invited by Olayiwola who told me he wanted to give me a job. He said I would be offered a job with SARS.
“He told me to look for 17 people also who have O’ Level qualifications and collect N10,000 from each of them.
“All the 17 people paid N10,000 each but when I called to inform him about the money paid, his number was no longer going through.”
In his confession, Oladipupo claimed that his fleeing accomplice was the mastermind of the scam but absconded when their activities were discovered.
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