Court remands civil defence officer for N12.4 million job scam

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The judge gave the order after Mrs Olagunju the police arraigned on four counts of obtaining by false pretence with intent to defraud job seekers.The police accused her of fraudulently obtaining N12.4 million from job seekers under false pretence, promising to help them secure employment in the NSCDC.PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible.

However, Ms Olagunju’s lawyer, M. A. Oloniruka, told the court that he had just filed a bail application before the court’s sitting. The prosecution alleged in Count 1 that, sometime between 2010 and 2023, Mrs Olagunju obtained, by false pretence and with intent to defraud Nigerians, N12.4 million, pretending to have the capacity to help them secure employment with the NSCDC.

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