Two women have been arraigned before a Kano Division of the Federal High Court for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting job seekers.
They were brought before the Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly swindling the affected persons with promises of job placement into the National Task Force.
The suspects, Comfort Obayemi and Lydia John, who are facing a six count charge before Justice S. I. Mark, were said to have committed the offence in February 2017.
EFCC, in a statement on Wednesday, said investigation revealed that the accused collected monies from some citizens under the pretext of getting them employment into the National Task Force.
The Commission added that their offence was contrary to section 8(a) and punishable under section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Justice Mark adjourned the matter to March 9, for hearing of the bail application and remanded the defendants in Kano Correctional Centre.
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