PUNCH Metro gathered that Juliet was at first asked to pay the sum N750,000 by the syndicate who disguised as recruitment officers and operated in the Igando area of Lagos State.
Gbenga OloniniranAn Enugu State-based nurse identified simply as Juliet, has been allegedly defrauded of the sum of N650,000 by a suspected syndicate in Lagos, who promised her and several others jobs in Shell Petroleum Development Company.gathered that Juliet was at first asked to pay the sum N750,000 by the syndicate who disguised as recruitment officers and operated in the Igando area of Lagos State.
The Igando Division of the state Police Command said, acting on intelligence, it raided the syndicate’s hideout and arrested 19 suspects at their operating base in the area. Speaking at the station on Monday, Juliet said, “I am a nurse and I came all the way from Enugu. My friend introduced me to the company. I have paid N650,000 out the N750,000 they asked for.”
According to the victim, upon her invitation from Enugu, she was lodged in a room alongside eight other ladies who were also looking for employment, and they were told they would undergo training before getting the jobs.
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