Immigration Jobs Scandal: Court Sends Moro To Prison

Former Minister of Interior Abba Moro and a Deputy Director in the ministry, F. O Alayebami were yesterday remanded in Kuje prison, Abuja.A Federal High Court in Abuja said they are to remain in

prison custody pending the determination of their bail applications tomorrow.The defendants, who are being prosecuted in respect of the botched March 15, 2014 National Immigration Services (NIS)
recruitment, were charged with obtaining money by false pretence, procurement fraud and money laundering.They were accused of defrauding 675, 675 graduate applicants of about N675,675,000 having been made to pay N1000 each as processing fees for 5,000 job openings.They were accused of breaching the Public Procurement Act No. 65 of 2007 in the award of the contract for the organisation of the recruitment test to Drexel Tech Nigeria Ltd.They pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read.Prosecution lawyer Aliyu Yusuf applied for a trial date.