16th May, 2015
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Friday in Abuja paraded two suspected job racketeers for defrauding desperate job seekers of N6 million.
The FCT Commandant, Mr Aminu Kofar- Soro, who paraded the suspects, said that the suspects were arrested at Gwagwalada, FCT with fake NSCDC appointment letters.
He said that 35 year old, Ibrahim Usman who works with the Sharia Court in Gwagwalada and his friend, 33 year old Shuaibu Yunusa were arrested following a tip off from members of the public.
Kofar-Soro explained that Usman had been duping unsuspecting members of the public with a promise to get them job in the corps.
“We have arrested two suspects as part of our ongoing clamp down on job racketeers, with fake NSCDC appointment letters and documentation process.
“We arrested them from Gwagwalada and one of them is a civil servant with the Gwagwalada Sharia court.
“We recovered about 18 fake appointment letters from him and so much has been paid into another account which we are still investigating to know who exactly is receiving the money,“he said.
He stressed that the corps was not recruiting at the moment and warned members of the public to desist from patronising these fraudsters.
“It is very unfortunate and I want to appeal to members of the public to desist from patronising these fraudsters or paying money through any website.
“I want to reiterate here that the NSCDC is not recruiting for now and when we are about to recruit it will be announced by the Board through the print and broadcast media,” he said.
He said that the suspects would be charged to court next week for prosecution in line with the laws of the land.
The commandant however denied any involvement or connivance of members of staff.
He warned that any member of the corps caught would be immediately dismissed from service.