EFCC arrests Kaduna DisCo technician arrested for alleged employment fraud
Saifullahi Ismail, a technician attached to the Kaduna Electric Distribution Company, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding job seekers.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in a statement on Thursday, said its Kaduna Zonal Directorate arrested the suspect on Wednesday, following intelligence linking him with the crime.
The anti-graft agency said, “Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Saifullahi Ismail for suspected involvement in employment fraud.
“He was arrested at Abakpa New Extension in Kaduna on April 30, 2025, following credible intelligence on his alleged involvement in employment fraud.
“Ismail, a technician with Kaduna Electric Distribution Company, was arrested based on intelligence linking him and his accomplice, Halima Yakubu Ngulde, with obtaining money from job seekers on fraudulent promise of getting job placements for them in the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Army, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, EFCC, etc.”
The EFCC said it had, in November 2024, arrested Ms Ngulde, but Mr Ismael had been on the run until his arrest on Wednesday.
The agency also stated that a forged letter of employment by the EFCC was recovered from the suspect, assuring that he will be charged to court after the investigation has been concluded.
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