An
employee of MTN, Afisi Ayomide, has been arrested and arraigned before
the Lagos Magistrates’ Court sitting at Cele, Ijeshatedo for allegedly
defrauding more than 65 job seekers in Lagos.
The
accused has allegedly collected N78,000 from each of the job seekers as
fees for registration form, identity card and employment form.
Ayomide,
a computer operator with the telecommunications giant, was still under
probation and posted to the Sururere branch of the company, when he
committed the offence.
The
police found out that the suspect masterminded the plan how to dupe the
innocent job seekers by employing an agent, who collected millions of
naira from the desperate job seekers.
The total amount has not been determined by the police, but it is clear that people were defrauded for N5 millions minimum.
The
accused, an OND graduate of Accounting of the Federal Polytechnic,
Offa, Kwara State did his IT at the company and was employed as a
computer operator.
Ayomide
confessed that he learnt the company wanted to employ workers at their
two branches at Fatai Atere Way, Mushin and Sururere areas, and he
decided to engage the victims.
The
police accused him of printing registration forms and MTN identity
cards, which he gave to his victims after receiving N78,000. He later
asked his victims to resume work at the branches, but the job seekers
were rejected.
The
matter was reported to the police at Area ‘D’ Mushin and the fraudster
was arrested and charged to court. Ayomide pleaded not guilty to the
three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and illegally printing MTN
identity cards.
The presiding magistrate, Mrs. O A Gbajumo granted him bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
The case has been adjourned till January 15, 2014.
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