By Ayox Ojo
Two individuals named Ibrahim Suleiman Umar and Tijani Adam Goni have been sent to prison by the Federal Capital Territory High Court following their admission of guilt regarding accusations of participation in a N4.8 million job fraud and the creation of fake employment documents.
Two individuals who tricked their victims by promising them jobs at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) appeared in court before Justice B.M. Bassi, charged by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) with five offenses including conspiracy, acquiring through false pretenses, and forgery.
As per the ICPC, the pair, in June 2021, plotted to deceive two unaware job applicants out of N4.8 million by pretending to get them jobs at two companies.
One of the tallies states:
Regarding you, Ibrahim Suleiman Umar (m) and Tijani Adam Goni (m), on or around the month of June 2021 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, you conspired through false pretenses and with the intention to deceive, to acquire N4,800,000.00 (Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) from Saifdeen Yakub and Aminu Abubakar under the false claim that you would secure jobs for them at the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Inland Revenue Service, which statement you were aware was untrue, thereby committing an offense in violation of Section 1(1)(a) and subject to punishment under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006.
Further inquiries by the ICPC uncovered that the accused individuals created fake employment letters supposedly issued by both the CBN and FIRS, along with a document titled “Final Document List,” which they showed to their victims as authentic.
Their actions violate Section 1(1)(a) and are subject to punishment under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006, along with Sections 363 and 364 of the Penal Code.
After the charges were announced, both defendants admitted guilt to all five counts. Judge Bassi then directed their detention at the Kuje Correctional Centre and postponed the case to October 29th, 2025, for further proceedings.
Meanwhile, the first defendant in the case, Mohammed Mustapha, is still at large, as authorities continue working to capture him and present him before the court to answer for his actions.
Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info).
