By Onoja Baba, Nigeria
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 defrauding job seekers of N4.8 million and forging employment letters.
The Commission, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Demola Bakare, said the defendants were brought before Justice B.M. Bassi on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, and forgery.
According to the charge sheet, as said by the ICPC, “the duo, in June 2021, conspired to obtain by false pretences the sum of N4,800,000.00 (Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) from Saifdeen Yakub and Aminu Abubakar under the pretence that you will secure employment for them at the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Inland Revenue Service, which representation you knew to be false.”
“The accused persons forged employment letters purportedly issued by both CBN and FIRS, as well as a document titled ‘Final Document List’, which they presented to their victims as genuine,” ICPC said.
When the charges were read, both defendants pleaded guilty to all five counts. Justice Bassi consequently ordered their remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre and adjourned the matter to October 29, 2025, for continuation of hearing.
Meanwhile, ICPC confirmed that “the first defendant in the case, Mohammed Mustapha, remains at large, with efforts ongoing to apprehend him and bring him before the court to face justice.”
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