The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) yesterday said a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, High Court has remanded two civil servants in Suleja Prison for allegedly defrauding job-seekers of N14.8 million.
The commission said it filed action against the suspects, who were employees of the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF).
A statement by ICPC’s spokesperson named the suspects as Mrs. Grace Nkoyo Nwauzor and Mr. Okorie Tobias Otubaku.
The statement reads: “Nwauzor, a Level 12 officer under Career Management Section in OHCSF, who had been on the run from ICPC for several months before she was arrested by the Navy while allegedly trying to defraud some of their personnel and Otubaku, were both arraigned by the Commission before Justice Salisu Garba.
“The duo who are facing a 10-count charge were alleged to have defrauded job-seekers of their monies by offering them non-existing jobs in government ministries, department and agencies in 2012 and 2013.
“ICPC, while arraigning them, told Justice Garba, that Nwauzor collected N2,250,000 in 2013 from one Matthias Billy Ibrahim, who was an intermediary between her and many job-seekers in contravention of Section 322 of the Penal Code Law, Cap 89 and punishable under the same section.