EFCC Arraigns Man Over Alleged N3.5m Job Scam in Gombe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe Zonal Directorate, has arraigned one Dalhatu Yahaya before Justice A.M. Yakubu of Gombe State High Court II over an alleged N3.5 million job scam. Yahaya was arraigned on Thursday on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and intent to defraud. According to a […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe Zonal Directorate, has arraigned one Dalhatu Yahaya before Justice A.M. Yakubu of Gombe State High Court II over an alleged N3.5 million job scam.
Yahaya was arraigned on Thursday on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and intent to defraud.
According to a statement posted on the commission’s official Facebook page, 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 (FIRS).
The EFCC stated that the defendant allegedly induced the complainant to part with the money through false representation, an offence said to contravene Section 1(1) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.
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When the charges were read to him, the defendant pleaded not guilty.
Following the plea, prosecution counsel, J.D. Tortema, prayed the court to fix a date for trial and remand the defendant in a correctional facility pending the determination of the case.
Counsel to the defendant, Yusuf A. Ali, informed the court that a bail application had already been filed on behalf of his client.
Justice Yakubu subsequently granted the defendant bail in the sum of N5 million with one surety in like sum.
The court ruled that the surety must be a resident of Gombe State, be a person of good standing and possess landed property worth N5 million.
The judge also directed the surety to submit the original documents of the property, a valid means of identification and an international passport to the court registrar for verification.
The case was adjourned to June 22, 2026, for commencement of trial, while the defendant was ordered to remain in custody at the Gombe Correctional Service pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.