The Nigerian Navy on Friday arrested a 27-year-old man, Yohanna Ahmadu, for allegedly defrauding a Navy applicant to the service of N50,000, according to the Navy.

The Navy said Ahmadu, who was arrested in the Kubwa area of Abuja, also issued a fake navy appointment letter to his victim, identified as Adamu Ibrahim.

The Navy Director of Information, Captain Suleman Dahun, who confirmed the arrest, said in a release on Friday that recruitment into the service was free and interested Nigerians should beware of fake recruitment websites.