Employees of the Workplace of the Auditor-Basic luggage 7 years in jail for defrauding job seekers of N14million

A Sokoto State Excessive courtroom has sentenced Abdullahi Paiko Aliyu, a employees of the Workplace of the Auditor Basic of the Federation, to 7 years imprisonment.

Justice Mohammed Mohammed sentenced Mr Paiko on Tuesday after discovering him responsible of a two-count cost bordering on acquiring by false pretenses of over N14 million.

He was prosecuted by the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC). Following his arraignment, he pleaded responsible to the costs proffered towards him.

What the EFCC is saying

In accordance with EFCC, the convict had defrauded unsuspecting members of the general public underneath the guise of securing them employment in federal businesses.

Among the businesses he promised to assist the victims safe jobs embody: the Federal Inland Income Service (FIRS) Nationwide Deposit Insurance coverage Company (NDIC), Nigerian Maritime and Security Company (NIMASA) and the Nationwide Info Expertise Growth Company (NITDA).

Delivering judgement on the matter, Justice Mohammed sentenced Mr Paiko to 7 years in jail.

He ordered Mr Paiko to make full restitution of the mentioned quantity of N14, 300, 000 to victims of the crime by the EFCC.

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• Nairametrics had earlier reported how a 33-year-old civil servant was arraigned final month for allegedly defrauding 15 job seekers of N3.2million.
• He had promised to safe jobs for 15 job seekers after claiming to be an agent for the State Inner Income Service. He was charged to courtroom for fraud following a report on the State Legal and Investigative Division through a letter of grievance on March 20.
• Nairametrics had additionally reported how an American allegedly defrauded two Nigerians of $368,698 underneath the pretext of procuring them inexperienced playing cards. The Nigerians had invested the cash within the American’s firm which he mentioned qualifies their eligibility for issuance of U.S inexperienced playing cards which turned out to be a rip-off.
• We additionally reported how a foreign exchange dealer who stole N20 million cryptocurrency was sentenced to 2 years in jail by an Ikeja Particular Offences Courtroom. He was convicted after discovering him responsible of three of the costs proffered towards him by the EFCC.

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