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Fifty-year-old Mrs Toyin Kazeem is sad at the moment. The mother of four who sells firewood and grinds pepper to fend for herself and family members told
Sunday PUNCH that she had been put out of business by swindlers who scammed her and other victims in the guise of granting them loans to grow their businesses.
Kazeem was among traders and artisans in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, and environs duped of their monies by alleged conmen who operated under the Atlas Initiative Scheme Investment.
Although the victim could not ascertain the exact number of those defrauded by the thrift company, she said over 1000 traders and artisans were in attendance at a seminar organised by the fraudsters.
Ekiti govt summons loan firm for allegedly defrauding residents Ekiti govt summons loan firm for allegedly defrauding residents
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The Ekiti State government has summoned directors of a loan firm to appear before it over reports of alleged fraud regarding a loan scheme introduced to residents of the state.
According to the wailing victims in a three-minute viral video obtained by Tribune Online, the agency, which operated under an initiative scheme, which had allegedly deceived them with promises of loan facilities, had disappeared after collecting money from the unsuspecting traders and artisans in the state.
The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Wale Fapohunda, in a notice, on Tuesday, said the directors of the firm must appear at the ministry on Friday this week to answer questions as regards the scheme.