The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has taken a former staff of the Court of Appeal, Munirat Abdulazeez, to court over her alleged involvement in a job racketeering scam.
This was contained in a statement signed by Demola Bakare, Director, Public Enlightenment and Education on Saturday.
According to the statement, she was arraigned before Justice Godwin Iheabunke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Bwari, Abuja, on charges of defrauding job seekers by promising them employment in top government agencies like the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
According to the ICPC, Munirat also known as Jummai collected a total of ₦9.2 million from eight unsuspecting victims between September 2022 and July 2023 under false promises of giving them federal jobs.
“She obtained the money through false pretence, which is against the law under Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advanced Fee Fraud Act 2006,”; said Mr. Hamza Sani, counsel to the ICPC.
Munirat had earlier failed to appear in court, prompting the judge to issue a warrant for her arrest. She was later brought to court and pleaded “not guilty”; to the two-count charge.
After listening to both sides, Justice Iheabunke granted her ₦10 million bail with two sureties in like sum.
The court ordered that the sureties must have property within Abuja and submit title documents to the court registrar.
The case was adjourned to 20th June 2025 to allow the ICPC present its witnesses.
