In accordance with a report by SaharaReporters, some Nigerians have lamented falling sufferer to fraudsters in a bid to purchase slots for recruitment into the Division of State Providers.
Considered one of such victims, a younger man, Suleiman Umar Bakari, who was making an attempt to get enlisted within the service, mentioned he misplaced the sum of N1.5million after somebody satisfied him to pay for a slot allegedly belonging to Mohammed Bichi, one of many sons of the Director-Basic of DSS, Yusuf Bichi.
In accordance with Bakari, he utilized on the DSS recruitment portal in 2020 and sat for the examination at Taraba State College the identical 12 months.
Nevertheless, after the examination, Bakari mentioned he was knowledgeable that there have been slots given to the DG's son, which can value not less than N1,500, 000 however there was alternative to pay N800, 000 prematurely.
The aggrieved younger man, nevertheless, mentioned he did not deal straight with the DG's son however a buddy to Mohammed, who additionally engaged the providers of 1 Jamilu Adi, a employees of the Fireplace Service in Yola.
Bakari mentioned the reassurance he obtained from the trio made him promote an inherited land in an effort to pay for the slot.
In accordance with him, he was lastly admitted into the Bauchi camp alongside two different individuals however have been later requested to go away for failure to convey clearance paperwork from Abuja.
He mentioned he had later returned to the camp to retrieve forgotten paperwork solely to find that he had been scammed.
He mentioned efforts to get the cash again from Mohammed Bichi, Mohammed Bello and Jamilu Adi had proved futile.
"I needed to promote a chunk of land I inherited to lift that cash, in order that my life might change."One other Nigerian, who pleaded anonymity, mentioned he misplaced N500, 000 to the fraudsters however not like Suleiman, he was by no means opportuned to go to any of the camps.
He mentioned a buddy, who was additionally making use of to the power, had knowledgeable him of the slots for which the duo paid N500, 000 every however by no means heard once more from the scammers, who initially claimed they have been officers of the service.
"My advice to the DSS is to issue disclaimers, warn people against these "officers" and if attainable, attempt to arrest the perpetrators."
