Laila Ijeoma The Nigerian police has arrested one Aminu Ahmed Yerima, a masters degree holder who impersonated former Vice President, Atiku’s aide and further duped 50 people.
The suspect who was arrested after two of his female victims petitioned the I.G of Police, Ibrahim Idris, about how he defrauded them of the sum of N5million in 6 months, created a Facebook account using pictures of himself and Atiku, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia and several other locations.
Yerima who claimed to be Atiku’s aide on his Facebook page, brainwashed his victims into believing that the PDP Presidential Candidate usually gave out financial assistance and contracts to people who were in need and he assured them that he could always help to facilitate it.
He ended up fleecing his female victims, Raliat and Awa Maje of N5million each, promising them that Atiku would give them N15million. The 29-year-old suspect who spoke to newsmen, said he went into fraud after he got duped.
“I went into fraud in 2016 after I could not secure a good job and I was equally duped by someone on facebook who wanted to link me up to a ‘sugar mummy’ who would be paying me for sex. .
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The fraudster took N30,000 from me and blocked me from communicating with him on facebook. Then I thought I could do the same thing and make some money for myself since I had no job. .
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I uploaded several pictures of myself and Atiku who is very accessible. Whenever he was in town, he allowed people to come around his house and take photographs with him. .
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I have snapped several pictures with him over the years. I also learned how to defraud people using fake bank alert and I used it in buying goods in Kano State before I arrested.“
I don’t blame this man. This is exactly what happened when people graduate without a secured job. He is doing it to earn his living. If the FG has been given graduate jobs after graduating, this wouldn’t have happened.
He has been apprehended let him face the law
This guy should be given an award of the best scammer of the year….Government provide more jobs for graduates…. Help make the country great again
All this is just for suviver the poverty level is too much and unbearable
He should be persecuted for his action, for trying to damage someone reputation
My dear, sorry o that you got caught. Na fire dey pursue rat from bush. Frustration can make you do lots of things. But putting your hand in evil is not acceptable
He should be prosecuted and jailed. Such impetus
This is do me, I do you, ..but he will be persecuted for it…scammer! Thief ..many days for the thief, 1 day for the owner.
His masters in duping people couldn’t get him far. Lock him up
Many days for d thief one day for d owner his deals has cash up with him
May the law favour him in fairness and justice
Who knows what they do 2grther
He is a scammer and he is not above the law .
Job or no job is not enough reason to go into fraud.
So seriously..
Joblessness is the cause of all this. An idle hand is the devil’s workshop but that should not lead you to duping people.
Well I think this man is only being jobless that is why he had to venture into fraud but he has to pay for his sins.
Why must it be Atiku, ? Let him face the music.
the man should be jailed and be punish for his crime
Am sure police will be interested in this case
That’s really bad of him…he must not go unpunished
That is a big crime and he must be punish.
And u think that is the best thing u can do to help urself out, unemployment is too much in our country that one don’t have to wait on government for work anymore u should have create something for urself them putting ur life in line.
I wonder how people fall victims of this things
He must really be punished for this
Thank God he was arrested
Chai this one will be another problem for nija oo,don’t trust any one on Facebook,, this is now there new method,life of yahoo boys
Let him continue duping in police case study
Why are Nigerians so gullible when it comes to money matters, you just carry money and give to someone without verification.
The ones that were duped got duped because they wanted more money. Its all their fault. The young man went into fraudulent activities because he’d been duped. Its so so bad he’d been caught and apprehended. He should surely face the music and wrath of the law.
Very bad of him. Scammer
Everybody love money than anything, why
He should be punished and made to refund the stolen monies to their owners
Lol.wow this is an incredible scammer mehn,he can lie for Africa by using Atiku pictures.tor he has played his own part what are the going to do with him now? In my scenario he has a reason why he did that, he lost 30mill common Mehn that amount of money is triple much oo.
He shouldn’t have do it to someone else,he Was The only looking for sugar mummy now
He shouldn’t have done that,he was the one looking for sugar mummy and he had what he want
They should let the go… By the way have thought the reason why a master degree holder will reduce him self in such a way? Because Nigeria has refused to engage him with something meaningful… Let the man go please he has done nothing wrong
I seek for justice
Idleness is the cause of all these madness. If he’s been gainfully engaged, he wouldnt be doing that. The situation in this has made everybody in one way or the other to take on criminal acts to survive.
It was very bad of him to impersonate someone in order to dupe people.why did he continue after to dupe 2nd person and so on when he was duped just ones.it is true people are suffering,God would have forgiven him if he had de N5m and established a business.
This is very wrong he should be seriously dealt with
All these explanations as to why he started defrauding people does not make his crime lighter.
This is due to unemployment rate in Nigeria
Well I can’t blame the poor man lack of money and no job lead to all this
Let him face the law
when there is poverty in the land. it result this
I thought the saying only Igbos like money and also the are fraudulents,thank God this one from north
He is a fraudster and should be dealt with
He should be remanded in the prison
U shouldn’t AV done that because u gat no job
I should AV done sometin else
Seriously he should he punished
Let him be punished
May God punish him can you imagine his excuse? He should be be dealt with severely
Some people are heartless wicked and desperate.
Been a graduate and have not see job doesn’t say u should be duping people see wea u are now
So Hausa man can defrud people via Facebook. Hmmm! If that’s the case there is fire on the mountain.
He should be punished and put to jail
No jobs should not turn us to evil beings na. You ve been caught,no excuse.
He should Neva go unpunished
He should be punished and made to return the money of those her duped….criminal!!
He must be dealt with seriously, what sort of rubbish you don’t even how people are sweating to get earns n yhu are here duping them
Hmm. He must be dealt with
This man should be arranged and jailed for spoiling my president s name
We know,that things are bad but one must not survive only criminality
That is what joblessness can do to a man
He must be dealt with
Your hands were perfectly OK can’t you get a hand work since certificate no pay you. This is how laziness Dey disgrace people no so you na go Dey see na
It’s well, you need patience in your life.
This kind of scenero can’t b seen as an offence to 60% of Nigerians. And am not among the 40% neither
God will safe us
Am sure he didn’t plan it alone…. Others should be arrested
Joblessness after so much education has frustrated thus guy
A criminal is always a criminal
I we really going to vote for him, I don’t like him and I think we should look into the matter before we ,put in action.
Is he really trying to justify his actions? He has to be punished
You will definitely face the law
He need a general beating for that
Let me think of what to say about his judgement.
You are a verry stupid man,you want to spoil Atiku name,you go die for jail.