EFCC arrests fake state employees over alleged £22 million employment scam

Its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.

He said the commission officers arrested the suspects separately following an investigation into the petitions of the victims, who were promised jobs in various ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).

The suspects, he said, promised the victims “managing director” positions in the Ministry of Communication, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC and others. other ministries.

The spokesperson listed the suspects including Augustin Umogboiwho claimed to be a former State House employee and Eleojo Idakwoa fake Ministry of Information staff in the registration unit.

Others are Kingsley Onuh who also claimed to have recently concluded his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Omata Sunday and Eljayon Nigeria Limited, one of the companies, to the bank account they used to obtain money from their victims.

“Also, they had different account numbers in different banks through which they received money amounting to N22,350,000 from different victims.

“Umogboi was arrested on June 16, Idakwo was arrested on April 30, 2024 and Onuh was arrested on April 3. » he said.

He said the victims narrated their bitter experience in a series of petitions to the EFCC, adding that “the suspects provided useful information to the EFCC and will be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigation.