The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on Thursday arraigned five employees of the Kano Road Traffic Agency for an alleged employment scam.
Abduljalal Salisu alongside four other employees of the Kano Road Traffic Agency were arraigned before Justice Faruk Lawal of the Kano High Court on Thursday.
The defendants were arraigned on three counts of conspiracy, forgery, and fraud, contrary to sections 96, 97, 363 and 364 of the Penal Code.
The prosecuting counsel, Michael Ojo, told the court that in March, the defendants conspired with the intent to defraud Anas Ahmad after promising to procure a job for him at Karota.
Ojo said the defendants presented a document titled, ‘Letter of offer of pensionable appointment at Karota’ to one Sabiu Muhammad.
The prosecuting counsel also told the court that within the same period, the defendants forged a document titled, ‘Letter of permanent and pensionable appointment at State Universal Basic Education Board Kano’ to one Umar Habibu.
One of the counsel to the defendants, Rabiu Abdullahi, applied for the bail of his clients in a letter dated May 9 and cited Section 35 (5) of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to support his application.
Justice Lawal Faruk granted the defendants bail in the sum of N250,000 each, with two reliable sureties in like sum.