How Ini-Ubong Umoren was lured, abducted, and found dead days after trying to attend a job interview
05 May 2021 |
1:12 pm
Recently, Ini-Ubong Umoran, in the course of a purported job interview, was murdered. The prime suspect is a man identified as Uduak Frank Akpan who had lured her with a job offer on social media.
Her gruesome death is a pointer to the growing need to raise awareness about online fraudsters and predators who disguise as recruiters to dupe, rape, and murder.
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