The suspected fake employments and appointment letters are in the paramilitary and other Federal government agencies, ranging from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Economic Community Of West African States, ECOWAS, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, and the Nigeria Shipper’s Council.
The alleged fake paramilitary letters include those of the Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Nigerian Immigration Service, among others.
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The suspected ring leader who claims to be a contractor/trade facilitator, 45-year-old Ibrahim Abdullahi, said he was given the contract by one Musa Abba, now at large, to assist the victim, since they live in Abuja with job employments which he will be paid handsomely.
He said the total money paid was almost 13 million Naira, to secure jobs in Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Economic Community Of West African States, ECOWAS, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, and the Nigeria Shipper’s Council.
The suspect added that other areas of the job employments include, the Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Nigerian Immigration Service, among others but they are all fake letters.
He also stated that they were able to carry out the crime with the assistance of his colleague and a retired civil servant, 51-year-old Ibrahim Abdullahi, who served as their secretary.
Abdullahi confessed to possessing a degree in accounting from a reputable tertiary institution in the country.
He said his major role as the secretary to the syndicate is to edit the letters and fine-tune them, to look like original ones and get one point five million Naira from the proceeds.
Both men however said they regret their actions, as the police continue to warn members of the public, against falling victims to job racketeers, saying it is the second time the command is bursting such syndicates in the state.
Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie
