A Nigerian woman has called out a fraudulent lady, Esther Ene Ohepo, who posed as a rice vendor in Otukpo Rice Mill, Benue, and scammed her mother of ₦756,000 and another customer of ₦7 million.
In a long post on the well-known social media site X (formerly Twitter), the woman disclosed the alarming specifics of her mother’s encounter with the fraud.
According to the post, her mother started a rice business to help her kids financially after undergoing spinal surgery that left her confined to a wheelchair.
continued to deceive us. She even claimed that her husband died (the same husband shown in the picture above). The person who helped me was sent a voice note from her, crying and telling him the news. However, I couldn’t sympathize because her husband had been involved from the beginning.”
“The man my mom spoke to when she first complained about the rice quantity was the same person who communicated with her when the first delivery was made. Esther later took over communication, and we have not been able to get any help from a contact in Benue who promised to assist.”
“She keeps saying I need to come to Benue, and the police in my mother’s area can’t help either. I’m at my wit’s end, and my mom is unhappy.”
“My mom is hypertensive, physically disabled, kind-hearted, and hardworking. Despite her situation, she never let it deter her from trying to earn a living at her age.”
“I understand this is a lengthy post, and some may question why I didn’t report the matter to the police earlier. We have reported it, but the police don’t have jurisdiction, and they don’t even know where Esther is.”
“Instead of criticizing my mother, I ask that you focus your judgment on me. If I had been able to fully provide for her, she wouldn’t have felt the need to start this business.”
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Published by Ejoh Caleb
