Civil servant docked for alleged N3.2m employment scam
Written by on May 31, 2022
A 33-year-old civil servant, Suleiman Farouq, was on Tuesday arraigned in a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly defrauding 15 job seekers of N3.2million.
Farouq, who resides in Tudun Wada in Kaduna, is charged with fraud.
The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Chidi Leo alleged that the defendant, who claimed to be an agent for the State Internal Revenue Service, promised to give 15 job seekers employment.
Leo stated that the defendant convinced them to give him N213, 000 each to secure employment for them, it was learnt from the police that the defendant never gave them the job and did not return their money.
Leo said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 138 of the Penal Code Law Kaduna State, 2017.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty.
The counsel to the defendant, MrBalaNasiru, prayed the court to admit his client to bail in the most liberal terms/
Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel adjourned the case until July 4 for hearing.
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