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Nadingo:
Ex-Legislative Aide Jailed Eight Years for N120.5m Employment Scam in Abuja

The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, September 22, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of a former legislative aide and banker, Mr. Goni Yilkan, for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N120.5 million before Justice F. E Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja.

Yilkan, who hails from Nguru, Yobe State, was found guilty on a two-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence, contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act, and consequently sentenced to eight years imprisonment without option of fine.

The convict was arraigned alongside one Mohammed Adamu in October 2023, following investigations into a petitioner's claims of being defrauded by the convict.

According to the petitioner, Yilkan deceived her between 2020 and 2021 into believing that he had the capacity to secure employment slots in government agencies such as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). On this strength, the petitioner collected varying sums of money from over 60 jobseekers, amounting to N120,580,550.00 (One Hundred and Twenty Million, Five Hundred and Eighty Thousand, Five Hundred and Fifty Naira), which she allegedly remitted to the convict.

However, the purported employment offers never materialized, prompting Bello to petition the EFCC.

One of the charges read:
“That you, Mohammed Goni Yilkan, Mohammed Adamu and others at large between 3rd January 2020 and December 2021 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory with intent to defraud obtained the sum of N120, 580, 550 (One Hundred and Twenty Million, Five Hundred and Eighty Thousand, Five Hundred and Fifty Naira) from Mrs. Hindatu Bello under the false pretence that you had the capacity to secure jobs for her candidates in various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria which pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”

In the course of the trial, the prosecution, led by Cosmas Ugwu, called six witnesses and tendered documentary evidence, while the defence, led by J.A. Oguche, presented two witnesses, including Yilkan himself.

In his judgment, Justice Messiri held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, convicted Yilkan, but discharged and acquitted his co-defendant, Adamu. The judge further sentenced Yilkan to eight years’ imprisonment without an option of fine.

Yilkan’s journey to the Correctional Centre began when he collected the sum of N120.5million from desperate job seekers in the guise of offering them slots of employment. He neither offered them the jobs nor returned their money to them.

I lost 4M to this scammer

Samantha125:
It depends on her family background... If you're from an advantaged background, you marry who you love, but if you're from a disadvantaged background, you marry who is ready, you can even get married to an old man.

Ahhh so it happens in southy too, this is crazy 🤷🏿. Well, their choice

They marry who is ready when they desperation kicks in. I've got three ex who denied about being married 🤷🏿

There's why they society careless when a woman is having marital problems, team my case is different till you become punching bag . Many seem to be possessed by spirits when about getting married 🤷🏿, their emotions often mislead them

Justiceleague1:
That's gross. Horrible
That was how one of them,a teen deliberately walked towards armed Jews soldiers and when they suspected something and wanted to find out,the mental brought out a knife and was throwing and wanted to quickly run away when he saw he was stabbing the air but who dash the mugu,dem drop am wotowotoprously

Na Israelis fit Dem📌💯, two seconds everywhere don burst

That's why I laugh at Palestinian fans, I've watched several of this videos since 2006. You think they play when they say from the River to the Sea , that's why it takes Israel one micro seconds for F35s jets to roar terror in the skies

The price of cooking gas has shot from 1200-1500 because of Dangote - Pengassan standoff. It's high time government should step in and take decisive action.

Most fair ladies are possessed by Mami spirits 📌💯

No say I no tell you

Emilokan should kindly ban Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).

FreeStuffsNG:
Reebok asked to remove its logo from Israel’s soccer uniforms after boycott threats from BDS; The Israeli Football Association vowed to keep its emblem and national flag prominent

This was the same pattern humanity followed to kill apartheid in South Africa. History is repeating itself and will again defeat the US.

Palestine will be free at last

Military aircraft will still bring in weapons, manage your emotions better 🤷🏿

dailybuzzng:
Though the security man at the residence was killed of gun shot wounds in the process of gaining access into the compound.

Alex Amaka

Habbeyy:
Hope his excellency Atiku Abubakar brought some dollars. The dollars he brought to oyo state in 2019 still fresh in memory, Atiku dey really spend money o

To be president no joke na, see as Emilokan outspend all the money bags

Sirleo05:
This is not fair oo, US and Israel what ur doing to the Palestinians is not good. Which kind monopoly be dis? to be killing a whole people because you think you have the right to, is wrong. So, where do you want them to go? Instead, Israel should go and leave in the US, since they are big enough to accommodate them all, then leave the Palestinians people there with their fellow arabs. If you look at it, Israel is the only different country there, the rest are muslim arabs

The fight for the land is historical, the Jews can't leave the land for islamists. Islam came 600+AD, IRAN just got destroyed because of this same HAMAS. Saudi Arabia doesn't get involved after Jeddah bombing of 60/70s, e get why 🤷🏿

Racoon:
General Sanni Abacha really tried for many of the oppressed people of many states in Nigeria especially Ebonyi, Bayelsa and Nassarawa State. But Bayelsa has been a disappointment

Dude was a fan of zoning

RandDigital:
Very suspicious considering he's a former police minister and there's currently an inquiry into corruption in that ministry.

Likely suicide if guilty, or stroke knocked him off while standing at the balcony 🤷🏿

KefeeBRIGHT91:
…omo i used to think like that too until I witnessed what i feels like to take care of a new born. It’s consuming. Just wait for her oga. Even conscience go humble you when you see her weary and teary. Sha just dey assist in any way you can cos she need am

When fight start, woman no dey reason anything 🤷🏿. She's meant for that, hit it and cum like a Boss

NowisGod109:
Some men no get chill at all. My first baby, I had tear and sewn and my husband managed for 1 month before sex and still open the place dem patch

I don suffer no be small, can't wait to japa and be free

Don't run with his money and children

Dem go collect if they don't get permission from isreal military

Jokers, after panicking 🤣. Hand go soon touch una. no worry your self

The Guards Brigade should be held responsible. God save the Emperor

God save the Emperor

Tinubu go dey laugh for one side

Basicend:
Hmm. Ndume is a voice of the rich northern cabals that are fronting Dangote. He is also very unstable.

Tinubu needs to be careful with him. We have trade union act within the constitution.

How can one single individual acquire 4,000 brand new trucks in this same Nigeria. I saw them with my eyes last two weeks.

Not Benz o, not brand new cars. When majority Nigerians cannot afford a brand new car currently.

I learnt his ultimate plan is to purchase 10,000 for fuel distribution. The Union saw what is coming.

This is just one of Dangote's several companies. So how mighty is this man? Don't tell me these funds came from just bank loans and business proceeds. Haba.

Na u no get money, step up your thinking and maximize opportunities 🤷🏿

helinues:
Engineer Dave as minister of works wasn't a mistake.

Find the thread on type of concrete road he did in Ebonyi state as governor

FreeStuffsNG:
They were reaping massively from the profits. They provided the software that Isreal and US used to commit genocide in Gaza.

They must be prosecuted and held to account including freezing of their assets. Amazon, Google too profited from the Genocide, not only Microsoft. It's the sustained pressure on Microsoft that forced them to give this cosmetic concession which was clearly to enable the genocide to continue on another platform that is compliant with their technology.

Dead on arrival, prosecution and held to account including freezing of their assets ain't going to work because USA wants that

GreenCovering:
Really?
I am surprised that Microsoft can do that.

That's why it's not good to write off somethings entirely. Always thought that the company had this anti humanity agenda.

USA gives this companies huge grants and tax break. They are all loyal to the government 🤷🏿

Redoil:
lies of the highest order.
those Arab never knew that it wasnt only Microsoft but even thier smart TV, their Smart wristwatches and any thing smart electronics that uses software developed by the western world and china is been use to spy on them

Gbammm, Hezbollah don confirm am . Even IRAN refused using electronic devices during the war with isreal

This goats 🐐 is properly and medically taken care of more than agbádorianss

Sheuns:
These unions have done more bad than good for the people of this country.

They mobilize workers on strikes and end up striking deals with the govt or whoever and leave the workers in limbo after getting fat envelopes.

They won't succeed under Tinubu government, he needs the refinery to run for ease of governance for the citizens. Time to start chasing all this comrades 🤷🏿

AK481:
800 at a go too much o.

The HR should have been more strategic in the termination

My take too, it's just for the company to start screaming poor sales, bad economy. We need to retrench staffs to stay afloat

Investing in Nigeria is obviously a money pit, even government will never build a refinery due to government workers poor management and corruption. Only government regulatory agencies work 👌💯📌

Am so ashamed of my dear country, comrades couldn't mobilize strike for bad roads, insecurity, poor minimum wage, insufficient social amenities, against corruption, against government for failed refineries

But they are mobilizing against a private company that brought succour to the whole federation 🤷🏿

Team I don't need a man, gender equality. Lessons learnt

Never agree to be a baby mama, terminate at 2months. It's really tough for single mothers under this government as the economy ain't smiling 🤷🏿.
Me sef dey find who go adopt me