The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged two men, Ibrahim Suleiman Umar and Tijani Adam Goni, to the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, over their alleged involvement in a ₦4.8 million employment scam.
The agency’s spokesperson, Demola Bakare, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday that the accused were arraigned before Justice B.M. Bassi on a five-count charge, including conspiracy, forgery, and obtaining money under false pretence.
Investigations by the ICPC revealed that Umar and Goni conspired in June 2021 to defraud two job seekers, Saifdeen Yakub and Aminu Abubakar, by promising them placements at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
The commission further alleged that the suspects produced forged appointment letters and a document tagged “Final Document List,” which they presented as genuine official papers from the two government institutions.
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Upon the reading of the charges, both defendants pleaded guilty. Justice Bassi consequently ordered their remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre until the adjourned date of October 29, 2025.
Meanwhile, the ICPC confirmed that a third suspect, Mohammed Mustapha, who was allegedly part of the scheme, is still on the run. Efforts are ongoing to track him down.
The offences are said to violate provisions of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006, as well as sections of the Penal Code.