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Senior Prisons Officer Arraigned for Job Racketeering In Nigeria

FILE
March 31, 2023

The suspect was arraigned on Thursday before Justice Abdul Adogo of the Federal High Court, Makurdi, Benue State.

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

 

The suspect was arraigned on Thursday before Justice Abdul Adogo of the Federal High Court, Makurdi, Benue State.

 

This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by Azuka Ogugua, ICPC spokesperson, who noted that the suspect was arraigned on one count of corruption before Justice Adogo.

The suspect reportedly collected N800,000 from a couple for two vacancy slots at the Federal University, Lafia in Nasarawa State.

 

"A Superintendent with the Nigeria Correctional Service, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Mr. Eyimoga Moses, has been arraigned in court before Hon. Justice Abdul Dogo of the Federal High Court, Makurdi, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for the fraudulent act of job racketeering.

 

"According to ICPC counsel Barr. Bako Alongs, the defendant, Eyimoga Moses, who is a Superintendent with the Nasarawa State Command of the Service, was arraigned on one-count charge of corruption before Hon. Justice Abdul Adogo, for 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 State until he meets the bail conditions.

 

"The case was adjourned to 20th June 2023 for trial," according to the statement.