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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested five people for allegedly using forged letterheads of the Offices of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice to fraudulently obtain money from unsuspecting members of the public.
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EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, who said the suspects were arrested on August 24, gave their names as Yakubu Hamza Mohammed, Bashir Ladan, Adamu Ibrahim, Steven Anom and Mohammed Bello.
Uwujaren said they allegedly conspired and used the letterheads to produce fake employment and recommendation letters for a fee, to unsuspecting members of the public.
He added that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.
