The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed that it arrested five people on August 24, 2023, for allegedly using forged letterheads of the Offices of the National Security Adviser and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to fraudulently obtain money from unsuspecting members of the public.
The suspects are Mr Yakubu Mohammed, Mr Bashir Ladan, Mr Adamu Ibrahim, Mr Steven Anom and Mr Mohammed Bello.
“They allegedly conspired and used the letterheads to produce fake employment and recommendation letters for a fee, to unsuspecting members of the public,” the spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren said in an email correspondence on Monday.
The EFCC further noted that the suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded on the matter
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