Abubakar Rilwan, “one of most notorious fraudsters in online advertising scams on non-existing vacancies in government agencies” has been arrested by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS).
Rilwan had been declared wanted by some security agencies in the country before his arrest, says spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs Service, Wale Adeniyi, who confirmed the arrest.
According to PR Nigeria, a top customs officer said, “Abubakar Rilwan, who is evidently disabled is one of the principal actors and suspect in a job/auction scam syndicate. Whatever he lacks in physical ability, he makes up for in his exceptional ability to manipulate and swindle his victims.”
“He has duped desperate job and auction seekers to the tune of over 20 million naira, sometimes using the services of lawyers.”
“In one of his escapades, he collected money from 7 (seven) job seekers in Taraba State, issued them fake appointment letters, and caused them to travel all the way to Bayelsa State for fake training. They got there before realizing they were duped.”
Rilwan is currently in the custody of the Nigeria Customs Service undergoing further investigation.
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