Alleged bids by a group of fraudsters to defraud retired judicial officers across the country have been uncovered.
The alleged calls by the fraudsters are in respect of payment of their (Judges) retirement benefits.
But while dispelling the activities of the fraudsters in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday, the Director of Information of the NJC, Barrister Soji Oye, detached the NJC from the actions of the alleged fraudsters, pleading with retired judicial officers not to fall victim to the unscrupulous people.
The Council further claimed that the alleged fraudsters have been bombarding retired judicial officers with phone calls demanding various sums of money to help them fast-track.
“The attention of the National Judicial Council has been drawn to the incessant phone calls being made to retired judicial officers by some unscrupulous individuals demanding payments to fast track the processing of their retirement benefits.
“The National Judicial Council, by this medium, informs retired Judicial Officers and members of the public to disregard such phone calls, as the NJC would never demand money from any judicial officer to fast-track the payment of his retirement benefit.
“The public is hereby advised to be wary of and report such calls to the Pension Department of the Council for appropriate action,” the statement said.
