According to a police source, last Friday policemen attached to INEC reported that one Aliyu, a staff of INEC reported that he was duped of the sum of N50,000 by a man who claimed to be a recruitment officer with the Nigerian Customs Service.
The victim became friends with the man, who claimed to be the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Alhaji Mohammed Dikko, on Facebook. he then went on to tell him he was in need of employment.
He was asked to pay the sum of 1 million by the fake customs boss and his fake recruitment team, but he pleaded for time and paid 50,000 in two batches.
The source said the recruitment team sent him a fake letter of interview with which the victim and his brother went to the Customs Office where they found out that the letter was fake.
The victim then reported the case to the police, who asked him to play along with the fake customs men.
When contacted, FCT police spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent Hyelhira Altine Daniel, confirmed the incident, saying the victim reported the matter to the police. "Our men asked him to play along with the criminals, and within hours, he was arrested.
She said the investigation into the matter is still ongoing and that efforts are on to arrest other suspects.
Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime and confessed that he was introduced into the business by his friend, who he said he met in Abia state, adding that the account was specifically opened because of the transaction in Abia state.
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