A former worker of the Joint Admission and Matriculation
Board, (JAMB), Kola Al-Amin, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, (EFCC), over alleged forgery and obtaining money under false
pretences.
The
suspect was arrested by the Commission’s Ibadan Zonal Office.
Al-Amin’s arrest followed a petition, which alleged that in
November, 2010, Al-Amin, who operates under the name of “Cool Technologies Consult Limited” with
office located at No.4/900, Taiwo House, Second Floor, Yemetu Total Garden,
Ibadan, Oyo State approached the complainant, a microfinance bank (name
withheld) with a Local Purchasing Order (LPO) for the supply of internet hardware
which he claimed was from JAMB headquarters, Abuja. He requested the
microfinance bank to advance him a loan of 10,000,000.00 to finance the LPO.
The EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade said: “The petitioner
further alleged that Kola was granted the loan with the agreement that the
proceed of the LPO from JAMB will be paid directly into his account with the
microfinance bank but that at maturity time for repayment, he allegedly
disappeared and on verification of the LPO in JAMB headquarters, Abuja, it was
discovered that the LPO provided by the suspect was forged and that he was no
longer a staff of the organization. Additional investigation revealed that the
suspect has been involved in several other fraudulent deals under the same
guise of being a JAMB official. He will be charged to court upon conclusion of
investigations.”
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