EFCC probes syndicate fleecing VIPs over Buhari’s cabinet

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•Prof petitions anti-graft agency after losing money The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has instituted a probe into the activities of a syndicate ripping Nigerians off under the guise of sa

feguarding their nomination for President Muhammadu Buhari’s next cabinet.learnt in Abuja on Saturday that the syndicate had successfully fleeced a number of Nigerians across all walks of life of millions of naira in the name of “processing fees.”

A petition to the EFCC by one of the victims , who is a prominent academic from one of Nigeria’s leading second generation federal universities, gave an insight into the syndicate’s mode of operation. A day or two after the form is signed and returned via email, the victim receives an email supposedly from the State House Protocol Office acknowledging receipt of the completed form.The potential victim is then informed in the same letter that their file had moved to the office of the National Security Adviser, having been approved by the protocol office.

An excerpt of the letter entitled: ‘Request To Reach the National Security Adviser’s Office for Clearance’, obtained by, reads, “This is to officially acknowledge the receipt of your completed nomination form and to also inform you that your file has moved to the office of the National Security Adviser for security clearance having being approved by my office.

 

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