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Nigerian Teaching Hospital to Prosecute Staff Over Alleged Job Scam
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Nigerian Teaching Hospital to Prosecute Staff Over Alleged Job Scam

From Vanguard · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Federal University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Akure (FUTATH) will prosecute staff involved in an alleged job scam.
  • Individuals posing as hospital officials reportedly collected between ₦200,000 and ₦600,000 from job seekers for fake employment promises.
  • FUTATH management stated that staff absorption from the previous institution is governed by an MoU and does not guarantee automatic employment.

The management of the Federal University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Akure (FUTATH) has vowed to take legal action against any staff implicated in an alleged employment scam. The hospital stated that individuals, posing as officials, defrauded job seekers by collecting sums ranging from ₦200,000 to ₦600,000.

The management of the Federal University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Akure (FUTATH), has vowed to prosecute any staff found involved in an alleged employment racketeering scheme linked to the hospital.

— FUTATH ManagementThe hospital management announced its intention to prosecute staff involved in the scam.

These individuals allegedly promised automatic employment at the newly established federal teaching hospital and issued fraudulent appointment letters, purportedly from the former University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) Teaching Hospital. Some victims, after realizing they would not be absorbed into the federal establishment as promised, are now demanding refunds.

The victims were issued fake appointment letters purportedly from the former University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) Teaching Hospital, Akure.

— Tope FayehunThe hospital's Head of Public Relations detailed how the job seekers were defrauded.

FUTATH's Head of Public Relations, Tope Fayehun, suggested that ongoing labor agitations might be an attempt to divert attention from the fraud allegations. He emphasized that the transition from the former institution to FUTATH is guided by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Federal and Ondo State Governments, which does not mandate the automatic absorption of all previous staff.

The transition from the former institution to FUTATH is guided by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Federal Government and the Ondo State Government, which does not provide for the automatic absorption of all staff of the previous institution.

— Tope FayehunThe hospital spokesman explained the process for staff absorption.

The hospital management reiterated its commitment to transparency and accountability, asserting that it would not bypass federal employment guidelines or compromise due process. FUTATH plans to cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies to investigate the matter and prosecute those found guilty, aiming to build a world-class tertiary healthcare institution based on merit and the rule of law.

FUTATH remains focused on building a world-class tertiary healthcare institution based on merit, due process and the rule of law.

— Tope FayehunThe hospital spokesman reaffirmed the institution's commitment to ethical practices.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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