The National Judicial Council, NJC, has distanced self from alleged phone calls, and messages to retired judges with which some fraudsters are demanding bribe from the retirees to help hasten payment of retirement benefits.
In a statement on Sunday, the NJC Director of Information, Soji Oye, raised the alarm, alleging that unscrupulous elements are attempting to dupe retired judges expectant of retirement benefits.
Oye in it, urged the retired Judicial officers not to fall for the trick saying the Council would not make such demand.
The statement read in part, “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.”
