ICPC Arraigns Prisons Officer For Job Racketeering

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has arraigned Eyimoga Moses, an officer with the Nigeria Correctional Services (NCS), Nasarawa, over “job racketeering”.

Azuka Ogugua, ICPC spokesperson, in a statement on Friday revealed that Moses was arraigned on Thursday before Abdul Dogo, judge of the federal high court, Makurdi, Benue state.

Moses, a superintendent with the Nasarawa state command of NCS, was arraigned on a one-count charge of corruption for allegedly “collecting N800,000 from a couple for two vacancy slots at the Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa state, which Eyimoga knew was false and, therefore, committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) of Advance Fee Fraud and other related Offences Act, 2006”.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge and was admitted to bail and ordered to be remanded at the Nigeria Correctional Service, Makurdi, Benue until he meets the bail conditions.

The ICPC said the case was adjourned to June 20 for trial.

The commission also arraigned Friday Adodo, general manager of AGB Limited; and Abdulrasheed Yusuf, a businessman and owner of FMateck Limited, for allegedly forging contract documents.