A UK-based Nigerian doctor, identified as Dr. Kelvin Alaneme has been caught on camera by the BBC in an undercover investigation, allegedly selling fake, non existent job offers to foreigners of other nationalities.
According to BBC, Dr Alaneme, who is a psychiatrist had previously worked for the National Health Service, and is also the founder of a relocation agency, CareerEdu, based in Harlow, Essex.
The BBC stated that it commenced an undercover investigation following a series of online complaints about his relocation services.
The investigation revealed that CareerEdu parades itself as a “launchpad for global opportunities catering to young Africans” and claims to have 9,800 “happy clients” across different regions.
The reports further revealed that the UK-based Nigerian doctor attempted to recruit the BBC journalist who was part of the investigation, believing she had strong connections in the UK care sector.
He was quoted saying “Just get me care homes. I can make you a millionaire,”
The BBC report stated, “As a potential business partner, our journalist was then given unprecedented insight into how immigration scams by agents like Dr Alaneme actually work.
“Dr Alaneme said he would pay £2,000 ($2,600) for each care home vacancy she was able to procure and offered £500 ($650) commission on top.”
The UK-based Nigerian doctor allegedly intended to sell the vacancies to candidates in Nigeria looking to land jobs in the UK
A Nigerian man in his mid-30s identified as Praise recounted his experience with the UK- based Nigerian, stating that he paid Dr Alaneme over £10,000 ($13,000) for a job in the UK.
He said “I was told I was going to be working with a care company called Efficiency for Care, based in Clacton-on-Sea,”
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