17th March, 2024
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has raised an alarm over constant attempts by some fraudsters to defraud retired Judicial officers across the country.
According to the Council, the fraudsters have been bombarding its retired Judicial officers with phone calls to demand various sums of money to help them fast-track payment of their retirement benefits.
The NJC Director of Information, Soji Oye, said in a statement on Sunday that his retired colleagues should be wary of the unscrupulous elements on the prowl.
“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 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.