The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested two suspects in Oyo State over alleged conspiracy and job racketeering.
The NSCDC Commandant in Oyo State, Mr Augustine Padonu, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Ibadan on Friday.
Padonu said that the suspects allegedly fraudulently obtained N868,500 from their victims on the pretext of assosting them secure jobs in the ongoing Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) recruitment screening in Ibadan.
The commandant said that the suspects were arrested due to credible intelligence and vigilant screening procedures of the command which uncovered an attempt to manipulate the recruitment process using a valid applicant’s details.
“Preliminary investigations also revealed that N868,500 was paid by four unsuspecting job seekers to facilitate fraudulent employment promises.
