Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 2 persons for issuing fake appointment letters of the Primary Health Care Development Agency (ADSPHCDA) to applicants.
The suspects include; Muhammed Ahmed Attahir, 31, and Abdulrahman Bashir Ahmad, 23. They are residents of Rabe Street, Bako ward, Yola South LGA.
According to the command, 1 HP laptop, thumbprint machine, and four fake appointment letters were recovered from the suspects and now treated as exhibits.
A release by the Police Public Relations Officers, SP, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, said that the suspects were arrested on the 29th June, 2024.
He said that the command had received a complaint from Dr. Suleiman Saidu Bashir, Executive Chairman ADSPHCA that some certain individuals were impersonating agency.
He said that the Chairman of the agency had informed the police that the fraudsters were extorting money from unsuspecting citizens by issuing them fake letters of employment.
"After receiving the complaint, the Commissioner of Police, Dankombo Morris, directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police Intelligence to investigate which led to the arrest the suspects.
"Investigation further led to the arrest of Bello A Suleiman, 59, a Staff Officer at the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, Yola for aiding the Crime.
"So far, the culprits and their collaborators issued fake letters of Appointment to over 10 victims, collecting N400,000 from each and were directed to a certain office at the Fiscal Responsibility Commission for data capture," he explained.
He said investigation is still ongoing to apprehend other fleeing suspects and advised the general public to be watchful and report any suspicious characters around them to the police.
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