A Superintendent of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Solomon Ogodo, has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission for fraudulent activities.
According to The PUNCH, the NSCDC officer was arraigned over allegations bordering on forgery, employment racketeering and fraud.
This was disclosed by the anti-graft agency’s spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, through a press statement on Thursday.
The ICPC accused the defendant of defrauding unsuspecting job seekers to the tune of N12,200,000 in charge no: CR/503/2022 brought before Justice M.S. Idris of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Jabi, Abuja.
In the five counts, the commission informed the court that the accused had deceived members of the public on various occasions into paying different sums of money in exchange for jobs for their relatives with the Nigeria Correctional Services.
In addition, the court was informed that Ogodo, with the intent to commit fraud, forged offers of provisional appointments for some NCoS applicants.
However, the defendant pleaded “not guilty” when the charges were read to him.
Mr. Osita Eze, representing his client, filed a bail application, which was not opposed by Mr. Masikur Salisu, representing the ICPC.
The trial judge granted the defendant bail in the amount of N5 million with two sureties in the same amount, and the case was continued until January 16, 2023, for a scheduled hearing.
