How POS Agent Collected N8.9M Monthly Stipends if 72 N-Power Beneficiaries
A man who was said to be a Point of Sales (POS) agent and also a technician is currently facing the long arms of the law after he reportedly used the identities of 72 N-power beneficiaries to collect about N8.9 million monthly stipends belonging to them.
The man, whose name was given as Abdulfathi Aminu Ahmad, was arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC0 who eventually arraigned him before Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna, Kaduna State, on one count charge of money laundering.
(Caption): The arrested man, as posted by the EFCC on its Facebook wall on Friday.
The N-Power is a programme created by the Federal Government to reduce the rate of unemployment in the country. Graduates and non-graduates are given jobs and are paid monthly stipends.
They are also trained in relevant skills that will make them earn more money and help them stand out both locally and globally.
It was gathered that the man created fraudulent profiles of 72 N-power beneficiaries with bank accounts through which he collected their monthly stipends to the tune of N N8.9 million.
The lid on his fraudulent activities was blown open when an N-power benefit enrollee from Zamfara State raised the alarm that his profile had been hijacked by an unknown person and his stipends diverted. The alarm raised prompted operatives of the Kaduna zonal command of the agency to begin investigation.
The investigation yielded positive results when the man was apprehended and was eventually taken to court. He was said to have pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him in the court.
According to a statement by the EFCC and posted on the Facebook wall of the agency on Friday, following his not guilty plea, the judge granted him bail of N500,000 with a surety in like sum while adjourning the matter till June 22 for trial.
Below is the screenshot of the statement by the EFCC on the issue: