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Court of Appeal Ex-Staff Faces Trial for Alleged N9.2m Job Scam
- Abdulazeez served at the Court of Appeal between 2018 and 2023
- Defendant was involved in a fraudulent job scheme that promised fake employment opportunities
- Pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge
Munirat Abdulazeez, a former staff member of the Court of Appeal, has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Bwari over her alleged role in a job racketeering scam.
Eko Hot Blog gathered that Abdulazeez served at the Court of Appeal between 2018 and 2023, was brought before Justice Godwin Iheabunke after failing to appear at a previous hearing, resulting in an arrest warrant.
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According to an ICPC statement by spokesman Demola Bakare, the defendant was involved in a fraudulent job scheme that promised fake employment opportunities at several government agencies.
Between September 2022 and July 2023, Abdulazeez allegedly obtained a total of N9.2 million from eight unsuspecting job seekers under false pretenses.
One of the charges reads: “That you, MUNIRAT ABDULAZEEZ (aka JUMMAI), between September to December 2022 and January to July 2023, at Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, while being a staff of the Court of Appeal, with intent to defraud, obtained by false pretence the sum of N9,200,000 from Musa Mohammed Maude and others, by claiming you could secure them jobs in NIMASA, CBN, and FIRS — an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) and punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006.”
Abdulazeez pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge.
Following Abdulazeez’s plea, ICPC counsel Hamza Sani requested that the court maintain the previously scheduled date of June 13, 2025, for the presentation of prosecution witnesses. However, the court ultimately vacated the initial date and rescheduled the hearing for June 20, 2025.
Abdulazeez’s counsel subsequently applied for bail, which the ICPC did not contest. In response, Justice Godwin Iheabunke granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N10 million, with two sureties of equal value.
The sureties must possess land within the court’s jurisdiction, provide original title documents for verification by the court registrar, and Abdulazeez is required to formally notify the court before traveling.
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