The Controller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Isah Jere Idris has debunked trending social media report of an aide to the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola was involved in an employment scam.
According to a statement by the Service signed by Amos Okpu, Assistant Controller General and Public Relations Officer, the said man named Babangida Tanko is not an aide of the Minister but a personnel of the Service.
The statement further stated that the Controller General has ordered a probe into the matter with a view to unravelling the culpability of Tanko and possible punitive measures.
Below is the statement from the Service:
The Service is in receipt of a trending media report that one Babangida Tanko who claimed to be an aide to the Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, is involved in employment racketeering.
2. The report alleged that the said Mr. Tanko collected sums of money from unsuspecting members of the public with the promise of securing job placements for then into the Service.
3. The acting Comptroller General of Immigration Isah Jere Idris wishes to use this medium to state that Mr. Babangida Tanko though a Personnel of the Service, is not an aide to the Minister of Interior and so the alleged actions do not represent what the Service or Ministry stands for. He has ordered an investigation into the allegation with a view to unraveling his level of culpability for necessary disciplinary actions.
4. He therefore, wishes to reiterate that recruitment exercises into the Service are usually publicized in the media including the Service’s website. Interested applicants are required to apply via a dedicated online platform and due selection processes including computer-based examination and physical screening conducted before successful candidates are formally notified.
The public is hereby enjoined to discountenance any promises for job placements into the Service by anyone to avoid being swindled by criminal elements who are out there to deceive unsuspecting members of the public.
Signed
Amos OKPU mnipr
ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER OF IMMIGRATION
SERVICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FOR: ACTING COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF IMMIGRATION
31ST MARCH 2022