The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a 45-year-old businessman, Kazeem Bolaji, before the Kwara State High Court over an alleged employment scam involving fake job offers.
Bolaji was arraigned on Wednesday by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar sitting in Ilorin.
Key Highlights:
- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned businessman Kazeem Bolaji in Ilorin over alleged job scam.
- He faces an 11-count charge of employment fraud and money laundering-related offences.
- He allegedly collected money from victims with promises of jobs in Customs and NSCDC.
- Case was heard before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar at the Kwara State High Court.
- EFCC says the prosecution is part of a nationwide crackdown on job-related scams.
According to the anti-graft agency, the defendant is facing an 11-count charge bordering on alleged employment fraud and retention of proceeds suspected to have been obtained through unlawful activities.
The EFCC alleged that the businessman collected different sums of money from unsuspecting victims after promising to secure employment opportunities for them in the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
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The commission said the alleged offences contravene provisions of Nigerian law relating to fraud and financial crimes.
The case forms part of ongoing efforts by the EFCC to clamp down on employment-related scams and other fraudulent activities across the country.
Further proceedings in the matter are expected to continue before the court in Ilorin.
