The Lagos State House of Assembly wants all job advertisers and agents to register with the state government with the Office of Job Creation.
This move is aimed at curbing the activities of fake recruiter who scam job seekers.
According to the motion moved by Moshood Oshun, the representative of Lagos Mainland Constituency 2 at the House, the already approved motion is to protect the lives of innocent job seekers who often fall prey to fraudsters, robbers and rapists within the society.
Oshun, chairman of the Public Accounts Committee for State, who while during a debate on the approval of the motion recounted how a lady, who went for a job interview ended up being raped to death by those who invited him, stressing “it is high time we did something to protect the residents who patronise all these job centres.
Fliers are everywhere advertising job vacancies; it is a way of extorting innocent unemployed residents. Many have fallen victim.
“These people do not have any job to offer; the House should call on the Ministry of Information to sensitise the people on the danger,” he further advised.