Man jailed 2 years over job scam

Justice Darius Khobo of a Kaduna State high court on Tuesday sentenced an unemployed man, Musa Gado, to two years imprisonment for job scam.

The judge also ordered the convict to pay back N1.2m to the complainant, Mr Yusuf Hussaini.

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Earlier, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) counsel, Mr Precious Onyeneho, told the court that the accused committed the crime in July, 2020, in Kaduna.

Mr Onyeneho said the accused induced the complainant to pay some money into his account and promised to get him enlisted into the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). (NAN)