Fraudsters in Gombe State have duped
about 1,022 job seekers in Gombe State. The applicants were made to pay
between N120,000 and N150,000 to obtain employment letters into the
Gombe State civil service.
about 1,022 job seekers in Gombe State. The applicants were made to pay
between N120,000 and N150,000 to obtain employment letters into the
Gombe State civil service.
The job seekers were arrested for being
in possession of fake letters of employment allegedly issued by the
Gombe State Government in collaboration with the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission.
in possession of fake letters of employment allegedly issued by the
Gombe State Government in collaboration with the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission.
The Head of Operations, Gombe Zonal office of the EFCC, Aminu Aliyu, made this known to newsmen in Gombe on Thursday.
Aliyu explained that the agency uncovered the scam during verification of appointments.
“The state government solicited our
participation which we gladly obliged. Our officers discovered 1, 022
people were issued fake letters of appointment across all the local
government areas of Gombe State,’’ he said.
participation which we gladly obliged. Our officers discovered 1, 022
people were issued fake letters of appointment across all the local
government areas of Gombe State,’’ he said.
The EFCC official said that each
candidate involved paid between N120, 000 and N150, 000, depending on
the ministry of choice. “This amounts to N13.162m,” he said.
candidate involved paid between N120, 000 and N150, 000, depending on
the ministry of choice. “This amounts to N13.162m,” he said.
According to him, 16 people arrested in connection to the crime will soon be arraigned.
“Those arrested and interrogated will
soon be prosecuted, while four business centres involved in the
production of fake documents had been sealed,’’ he said.
soon be prosecuted, while four business centres involved in the
production of fake documents had been sealed,’’ he said.
Aliyu also said that the EFCC recovered N968, 000 from a wonder bank operating without licence in the state.