Police nab suspect linked to job interview scam in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a fishy successful transportation with an alleged robbery strategy successful which occupation seekers were deceived into attending a fraudulent interrogation successful the Magodo country of the authorities and subsequently robbed of their belongings.

The incidental came to nationalist attraction pursuing a viral video shared connected societal media past week, sparking interest implicit the expanding usage of elaborate scams targeting unsuspecting occupation applicants.

In the video, posted connected April 10 by an X idiosyncratic identified arsenic @General_Somto, respective individuals believed to beryllium victims were seen gathered successful distress, with immoderate holding their heads successful shock.

One of the victims recounted the experience, cautioning others to beryllium wary of suspicious occupation offers.

“Nigerians, let’s beryllium cautious retired there… Not each occupation offers are legit. We went for a occupation interrogation successful Magodo, Lagos lone to beryllium robbed. They took our phones, money, and everything we had connected us,” she said.

Further details shared by viewers indicated that the statement initially appeared credible, arsenic the interrogation was conducted successful a seemingly organised mounting that did not rise contiguous suspicion.

However, the victims alleged that they were concisely asked to measurement outside, lone to instrumentality and observe that their idiosyncratic belongings, including mobile phones, cash, and different valuables, had been stolen.

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