EFCC Arraigns Man Over Alleged N3.5m Fake FIRS Job Scam in Gombe

EFCC Arraigns Man Over Alleged N3.5m Fake FIRS Job Scam in Gombe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a man, Dalhatu Yahaya, before the Gombe State High Court over an alleged job scam involving N3.5 million.

Yahaya was docked on Thursday before Justice A.M. Yakubu of High Court 2 in Gombe on a two-count charge bordering on alleged intent to defraud.

According to the anti-graft agency, the defendant allegedly collected N3.5 million from one Abubakar Shuaibu Yakubu in 2025 under the pretext of securing employment for him at the Federal Inland Revenue Service.

The prosecution told the court that the representation was false and contravened provisions of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006.

One of the charges alleged that Yahaya induced the complainant to part with the money with a promise to facilitate the job placement, an offer prosecutors said he knew was fraudulent.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Following his plea, prosecution counsel J.D. Tortema asked the court to fix a date for trial and remand the defendant in a correctional facility.

However, defence counsel Yusuf A. Ali informed the court that a bail application had already been filed on behalf of his client.

Justice Yakubu subsequently granted Yahaya bail in the sum of N5 million with one surety in a like sum.

The court ruled that the surety must be a resident of Gombe, own landed property worth at least N5 million, and be a person of credible standing.

The judge also directed the surety to submit the original documents of the property, a valid means of identification, and an international passport for verification by the court registrar.

The case was adjourned to June 22, 2026, for commencement of trial, while the defendant was ordered to remain at the Gombe Correctional Service pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.