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    Civil Defence Officer, Solomon Ogodo Gets 7-Year Jail Term Over N12.2m Job Scam

    HumsiBy HumsiDecember 10, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read
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    By Miriam Humbe

    The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Mr. Solomon Ogodo, a Superintendent of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for his involvement in forgery, employment racketeering and fraud.

    Demola Bakare, the Director, Public Enlightenment and Education/
    Spokesperson for the Commission, disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday.

    The ICPC, had in December 2022 arraigned Mr. Ogodo in charge no: CR/503/2022 before Honourable Justice M.S. Idris of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court Jabi, Abuja for defrauding unsuspecting job seekers to the tune of Twelve Million, Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N12,200,000).

    In the 5-count charge, the Commission told the Court how the convict, on different occasions hoodwinked some members of the public into parting with different sums of money in the guise of securing employments for their relatives in the Nigeria Correctional Services (NCoS).

    ICPC’s Prosecutor in the case, Mr. Hamza Sani had in the course of the trial led evidence before the Court on how Mr. Ogodo, forged offers of provisional appointments for some applicants into the Nigeria Correctional Services.

    His actions were contrary to Section 13 and punishable under Section 68 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000, and contrary to Section 363 and punishable under Section 364 of the Penal Code Act.

    The actions also violated and are punishable under Section 1 of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related Offence Act of 2006.

    Shortly before the jail sentence was passed on Monday, Counsel to Mr. Ogodo, Mr. A. A Nwoye who held brief for Mr. Osita O. Eze urged the court to convert the jail term to community service for the convict.

    The prosecution counsel on his part moved that the Court should take cognizance of section 319 (1) (a) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 to mandate the convict to pay compensation of all the sum collected to the victims of his action.

    Justice M.S. Idris in his judgement, sentenced Mr. Ogodo to seven years imprisonment on count 1 to 3 (without option of fine) and two-months’ imprisonment or option of fine of five thousand naira on count 4.

    The convict equally bagged two months imprisonment on count 5 of the charge without option of fine.

    The Court also agreed with the submission of the prosecution brought under section 319 (1) of ACJA by ordering the convict to restitute all he received from his victims in the course of his illegal action.

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