Prophet arrested for allegedly issuing fake recruitment letters to job seekers –NSCDC

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps , has arrested a 45 -year – old ‘ prophet ’ , name withheld, for allegedly issuing fake NSCDC appointment letters to job seekers in Ondo state .The commandant of NSCDC in the state , Mr Pedro Awili , disclosed this presenting the suspect along with others , arrested for various crimes on Friday in Akure .

Awili said that the suspect was arrested at Iju in Iju / Itaogbolu Local Government Area of the state .

He said that the “ prophet “ had issued about 50 of such fake letters in conjunction with his accomplice , name withheld now at large .
According to him , that suspect , is a pastor in charge of a parish of the Christ Apostolic Church in the same local government area .

He said that the command had recovered about 50 appointment letters from the “ prophet and another suspect .

The commandant said they issued the fake letter to the unsuspecting members of the public after collecting N 200 , 000 to N 300 , 000 each from them .

“ We are using this opportunity to tell Nigerians that NSCDC is not recruiting; anything you see on social media about this is a scam .

“ Don ’ t be deceived by the people who want to take this advantage to dupe the teeming population of those looking for jobs by collecting money from them .

“ Also , NSCDC Commandant -General has on several media , the electronic and print, informed the people of this country that NSCDC is not recruiting, even up till now , ’’ he said .

The commandant said that the suspect would soon be charge to court .

Speaking to newsmen, one of the suspects , who claimed to be a prophet of a Celestial Church of Christ , ( Ayomikun Parish , Iju said , denied issuing letters to members of the public regarding recruitment by NSCDC in the state .

He said it was another one Pastor that issued the letters .

The suspect said that it was the said pastor that requested him to give him his bank account number that someone wanted to send money to him through it .

“ One person paid N 130 , 000 and later paid N 120 , 000 , while his friend paid N 200 , 000 into my account on behalf of the pastor and asked them to collect their letters from me , “ he said .

The “ prophet “ said when the money was paid into his account , the said pastor sent one account number to him , through which he forwarded the money to him .

“ I later discovered that the account number belongs to his wife . ’’

( NAN )

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