Nigeria, June 25 -- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has secured the conviction of a Deputy Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Idris Barde, for job racketeering.

In a statement on Thursday by its Head of Media and Public Communications, John Odey, the commission stated that Mr Barde was convicted by Justice Ngozika Nwabulu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Kurudu, Abuja.

Mr Barde, who served as a personal assistant to former NSCDC Commandant General Abdullahi Gana, was prosecuted on two counts arising from his alleged receipt of N4.55 million from Igbo Christian Okechukwu under the pretence of securing employment in the NSCDC for seven pe...