An Assistant Director in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF), Yildiyel Musa Takat has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), over allegations of fraud, employment scam and conspiracy.
Also arraigned by the ICPC for the same offence is Administration Officer at the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Nankpat Dukbong.
The duo were brought before Honourable Justice O. A. Musa of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court 7, sitting in Jabi, Abuja.
The accused persons pleaded not guilty to all the charges when they were read to them.
In a six-count charge, ICPC accused the defendants of conspiracy, abuse of office and defrauding unsuspecting job seekers to the tune of Two Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (N2,900,000).
Counsel to the Commission told the Court of how the accused persons solicited and collected on separate occasions the sums N500,000); and N2,400,000 from their victims in the guise of securing employment for them in the Federal Civil Service.
While the first defendant (Takat) was charged on counts 1, 2, 4, and 5, the second defendant (Dukbong) was charged on count 1, 3, 4, and 6 respectively.
In two separate “Motions on Notice” both counsel to the first and second defendants moved for bail application on behalf of their clients.
Counsel to ICPC in a counter motion, opposed the prayers sought by counsel to first defendant, saying that he had been evading trial, describing him as a serial offender who had multiple court cases against him.
He therefore urged the court to deny him the prayers sought by his lawyer, while the bail application of the second defendant was not opposed.
The trial judge admitted the first accused person to bail in the sum of N4,000,000 and a surety in like sum, who must be a civil servant on grade level 08 and above.
The surety was also ordered to surrender his letter of first appointment and last promotion as well as identity card.
Also, the second accused person was also granted bail in the sum N2,000,000 and a surety in like sum.
The matter was adjourned to the 19th of October 2023 for hearing.