EFCC WARNS AGAINST EMPLOYMENT SCAMS. .... Parades 56 Yrs Old Kaduna Woman, Salamatu Isah

"A total of 110 (One Hundred and Ten) unsuspecting victims lost money to the defendant on the guise of helping them to secure jobs with agencies like the Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian Communication Commission, (NCC), National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies, (NBAIS)." EFCC.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in its concerted effort at checkmating the activities of internet fraudsters and persons engaged in employment scams that are used to defraud unsuspecting job seekers, arraigned one Salamatu Isah, a resident of Kaduna State, in July 2021, following series of petitions from her victims.

A statement from Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media and Publicity of the Commission on Monday, 25th April, 2022, disclosed that the agency, has been investigating a series of cases pertaining to employment scam, in which victims are defrauded of huge sums of money with promises of job offers in lucrative Federal Government Agencies.

According to Uwujaren, "one of such notorious cases is by an alleged serial scammer, Salamatu Isah A.K.A (Uwan Matasan Marayun Arewa). 

"Salamatu Isah, 56 years of age, is an indigene of Kaduna North, Kaduna State residing at No. 127 Chief of Kwaru Road, Badarawa Kwaru, Kaduna, is currently standing trial on a two count charge of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence before Justice M.T.M Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court." The statement read.

"A total of 110 (One Hundred and Ten) unsuspecting victims lost money to the defendant on the guise of helping them to secure jobs with agencies like the Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian Communication Commission, (NCC), National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies, (NBAIS).

"She is alleged to use the cover of being a humanitarian/ orphan lover to trick unsuspecting job seekers and defraud them of their hard-earned monies. Apart from her ongoing criminal charge, the defendant is the subject of ongoing employment fraud investigations arising from six fresh petitions.

The statement further disclosed that, "the defendant was charged alongside one of her accomplices, one Hussaini Aliyu.

"Salamatu, in what seemed a deliberate ploy to mislead the Commission, caused a petition to be written against her accomplice, Hussaini Aliyu. The petition by her lawyer, one A.Y Ahmad Esq of No. NT 69 Shehu Laminu Road, Unguwan Rimi, Kaduna  accused Aliyu of Job racketeering, financial misappropriation and cheating to the tune of N65,000,000."

Uwujaren also revealed that, "In the course of investigating the petition, Salamatu voluntarily presented a 4 page comprehensive list of names and amounts collected from innocent victims.  But Hussaini under interrogation, revealed that the proceeds were paid into her account: Salamatu Isah with number 2082694498 domiciled in UBA.

"Once she realised the folly of her petition, she wrote through another lawyer, Yahaya Mahmood and CO. of Suite C3, Ado Kachia House, Constitution Road, Kaduna, asking to withdraw her petition against Hussaini Aliyu.

"In her withdrawal letter she commended the team of investigators “for swiftly swinging into action”, and thanked them “for the professionalism displayed.”

"Salamatu is currently out on bail." The statement conluded.