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EFCC ARRAIGNS ONE FOR ALLEGED JOB SCAM IN GOMBE. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 EFCC  Arraigns One for Alleged Job Scam in Gombe


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal Directorate on Thursday,   May 21, 2026, arraigned one Dalhatu Yahaya, before Justice A.M Yakubu of the  Gombe High Court 2, Gombe, Gombe State. 


‎Yahaya was arraigned  on two- count charges bordering on  intent to defraud to the tune of N3,500,000( Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira)


‎One of the charges read:“That you, Dalhatu Yahaya sometimes in 2025 at Gombe, Gombe State, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, with intent to defraud induced one Abubakar Shuaibu Yakubu to deliver to you the sum of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand (N3,5000,000) as payment to help him secure employment with the Federal Inland Revenue Service, a representation which you knew to be false, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1)  of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act.


‎He pleaded not guilty to the two -count charges preferred against him.


Following the plea of the defendant , prosecution counsel, J.D Tortema requested for a trial date and  remand  of the defendant in a Correctional centre  but defence  counsel, Yusuf A. Ali, informed the court that an application for bail had been filed before the court.


Justice Yakubu granted the defendant bail in the sum of  N5,000,000 (Five Million Naira) and one surety in like sum. The surety should own a landed property worth N5m and must be a resident in Gombe and  be of good standing.


Additionally,  the surety should tender the original copy of the landed property to the court and a valid Identity Card with his  international passports,   subject to verification by the Court Registrar. 


The judge thereafter  adjoined the case to June 22, 2026 for commencement of trial and ordered that the defendant be remanded in Gombe Correctional Service pending the fulfilment of his  bail conditions.

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