The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dragged two men, Ibrahim Suleiman Umar and Tijani Adam Goni, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja over a ₦4.8 million job scam and forgery of government employment letters.
The suspects were arraigned before Justice B.M. Bassi on a five-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, and forgery.
According to court documents, Umar and Goni in June 2021 allegedly defrauded two job seekers, Saifdeen Yakub and Aminu Abubakar, of ₦4.8 million after claiming they could secure employment for them at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
ICPC investigators said the men went further to forge appointment letters purportedly issued by both CBN and FIRS, as well as a document titled “Final Document List”, which they presented as genuine.
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When the charges were read, both defendants pleaded guilty. Justice Bassi ordered their remand at Kuje Correctional Centre and fixed October 29, 2025, for continuation of hearing.
Meanwhile, the commission revealed that the first defendant in the case, Mohammed Mustapha, is still on the run. Efforts are ongoing to arrest him and bring him before the court.
The offences contravene the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006, as well as sections of the Penal Code.
