Details have emerged regarding how a ‘businesswoman’ allegedly duped 21 job seekers of the sum of N8.291 million after promising them of employment at a government institution.
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have therefore commenced investigations into the activities of the suspected serial fraudster, Stella Ezinne Egotanwa, for allegedly defrauding the victims under the pretext of assisting them to secure a job at Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu.
The 45-year-old woman was initially arrested on July 30 by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Anambra State following a complaint by 16 individuals.
They claimed that Egotanwa lured them into believing that she was capable of securing jobs for them at the psychiatric hospital but failed to do so after paying her the sum of N6.193 million. She was later handed over to the EFCC on August 26 for further investigation.
However, In the course of investigation by operatives of the EFCC, additional five individuals submitted petitions against Egotanwa, claiming that she defrauded them of N2.098 million after promising to secure jobs for them at the same hospital.
One of the victims, in his petition, disclosed: “I paid the total sum of N1.05 million on December 28, 2025. I made the payment in good faith because I believed that the employment opportunity she presented to me was genuine.
“However, after making the payment, the promised employment did not materialise. I subsequently experienced difficulty reaching her and there were periods she did not respond to my calls or messages.”
Investigations further revealed that the woman, who is awaiting trial in another similar case of employment scam, allegedly obtained the said sum by false pretence from the victims between December 28, 2025 and June 30, 2026 using accounts of different Point of Sale agents. She admitted committing the crime.
She is expected to be charged to court at the conclusion of the
