The National Judicial Council (NJC) has issued a stern warning over an emerging scam targeting retired judges in Nigeria.
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According to a statement released by the council, some unscrupulous individuals have been placing phone calls to retired judicial officers demanding illegal payments to expedite the processing of their retirement benefits.
“The National Judicial Council by this medium, informs retired Judicial Officers and members of the public to totally disregard such phone calls as NJC would never demand money from any Judicial Officer to fast track the payment of his retirement benefit,” the disclaimer stated.
The council emphasized that it does not require any form of facilitation fees to process the pension entitlements of its retired judges. It urged retired judicial officers to be wary of these fraudulent calls and report any such incidents to the NJC Pension Department.
“The public is hereby advised to be wary of, and report such calls to the Pension Department of the Council on phone numbers 08035899988, 08033020435 or NJC email info@njc.gov.ng,” the statement added.
The NJC’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, signed the disclaimer warning against the emerging pension scam targeting retired judges.
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