The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned two men, Ibrahim Suleiman Umar and Tijani Adam Goni, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, for allegedly swindling job seekers of N4.8 million through a fake employment racket.
According to ICPC spokesperson, Demola Bakare, in a statement on Tuesday, the defendants were arraigned before Justice B.M. Bassi on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, and forgery.
The anti-graft agency alleged that “Umar and Goni conspired in June 2021 to obtain money from two victims, Saifdeen Yakub and Aminu Abubakar, under the pretext of securing them jobs at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).”
ICPC further disclosed that the accused persons forged appointment letters purportedly from both agencies, along with a document titled “Final Document List,” which they presented as genuine.
When the charges were read, the two defendants pleaded guilty. Justice Bassi ordered their remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the next hearing scheduled for 29 October 2025.
The Commission added that a third suspect, Mohammed Mustapha, is still at large, with efforts underway to track him down.
ICPC stated that the offences contravene the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006, as well as relevant provisions of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile, this medium earlier reported that the ICPC had confirmed the arrest and interrogation of Muibi Folawiyo, Chairman of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, over alleged large-scale corruption.
Bakare explained that Folawiyo is being investigated for allegedly diverting public funds, misappropriating resources for personal use, and sidestepping due process.