ICPC Arraigns Two Males Over N4.8m Job Rip-off

The Unbiased Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Fee (ICPC) has arraigned two males, Ibrahim Suleiman Umar and Tijani Adam Goni, earlier than the Federal Capital Territory Excessive Courtroom, Abuja, for allegedly swindling job seekers of N4.8 million by way of a pretend employment racket.

Based on ICPC spokesperson, Demola Bakare, in a press release on Tuesday, the defendants have been arraigned earlier than Justice B.M. Bassi on a five-count cost bordering on conspiracy, acquiring by false pretence, and forgery.

The anti-graft company alleged that “Umar and Goni conspired in June 2021 to acquire cash from two victims, Saifdeen Yakub and Aminu Abubakar, underneath the pretext of securing them jobs on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Inland Income Service (FIRS).”

ICPC additional disclosed that the accused individuals cast appointment letters purportedly from each companies, together with a doc titled “Ultimate Doc Checklist,” which they offered as real.
When the costs have been learn, the 2 defendants pleaded responsible. Justice Bassi ordered their remand on the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the subsequent listening to scheduled for 29 October 2025.
The Fee added {that a} third suspect, Mohammed Mustapha, continues to be at massive, with efforts underway to trace him down.

ICPC said that the offences contravene the Advance Price Fraud and Different Associated Offences Act, 2006, in addition to related provisions of the Penal Code.

In the meantime, this medium earlier reported that the ICPC had confirmed the arrest and interrogation of Muibi Folawiyo, Chairman of Lagos Island East Native Council Growth Space, over alleged large-scale corruption.

Bakare defined that Folawiyo is being investigated for allegedly diverting public funds, misappropriating assets for private use, and sidestepping due course of.