NIS Boss Orders Investigation Into Employment Scam Against Employee

The Acting Comptroller General of Immigration, Isah Jere Idris, has ordered an investigation into alleged employment scam against one of the staff of the Service, Babangida Tanko.

A statement signed by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Amos Okpu, and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), revealed that the investigation is to ascertain the staff’s level of involvement and culpability as well as to melt out appropriate disciplinary measures if found guilty.

Tanko is accused of employment racketeering and claiming to be an aide of the Minister of the Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.

While the Service, according to the statement, admitted that Tanko is a staff of the service, it denied that he is an aide if the Minister.

Here used the opportunity to warn members of the public against being swindled by criminal elements who are out there to deceive unsuspecting members of the public.

 

The statement in full:

ALLEGED EMPLOYMENT SCAM BY AN AIDE TO THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR

The Service is in receipt of a trending media report that one Babangida Tanko who claimed to be an aide to the Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, is involved in employment racketeering.

The report alleged that the said Mr. Tanko collected sums of money from unsuspecting members of the public with the promise of securing job placements for them into the Service.

The acting Comptroller General of Immigration Isah Jere Idris wishes to use this medium to state that Mr. Babangida Tanko though a Personnel of the Service, is not an aide to the Minister of Interior and so the alleged actions do not represent what the Service or Ministry stands for. He has ordered an investigation into the allegation with a view to unraveling his level of culpability for necessary disciplinary actions.

He therefore, wishes to reiterate that recruitment exercises into the Service are usually publicized in the media including the Service’s website. Interested applicants are required to apply via a dedicated online platform and due selection processes including computer-based examination and physical screening conducted before successful candidates are formally notified.

The public is hereby enjoined to discountenance any promises for job placements into the Service by anyone to avoid being swindled by criminal elements who are out there to deceive unsuspecting members of the public.