The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a syndicate comprising three persons who were allegedly extorting money from members of the public to secure employment for them.
The arrested suspects include a 59-year-old staff of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, Yola, Bello Suleiman, who was accused of aiding the crime alongside Muhammed Ahmed Attahir, 31 years and Abdulrahman Bashir Ahmad, 23 years.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the command received a complaint from the Executive Chairman of the Adamawa State Primary Health Care Agency (ADSPHCA), Dr. Suleiman Saidu Bashir, that some certain individuals were impersonating the agency and extorting money from innocent citizens by issuing them fake letters of employment into the state civil service.
Nguroje said Commissioner of Police, (CP) Dankombo Morris directed thorough investigation over the matter which led to the arrest of the suspects.
The PPRO said the culprits and their collaborators issued fake letters of appointment to over10 victims in the state.
They equally collected ₦400,000 from each of their victim and were directed to a certain office at the Fiscal Responsibility Commission for their alleged data capture.
Items recovered from the suspects included one HP laptop, thumbprint machine, and four fake appointment letters which are now treated as exhibits.
Police said investigation is still ongoing to apprehend other fleeing suspects.
The Command counselled members of the public to be vigilant and report any suspicious characters around them to the nearest Police stations.
