EFCC arraigns five for fraudulent internet activities in Gombe
The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Price (EFCC) has arraigned Abulrazak Yusuf, Maxwell Gyang, Amos Samson, Abdulgawiy Jamilu and Abel Dung Davou earlier than Justice Amina A. Muhammad of the Federal High Court, sitting in Gombe, Gombe Issue.
They had been arraigned on separate one-rely worth, bordering on impersonation and intent to defraud.
The cost against Gyang reads: “That you just, Maxwell Gyang, most continuously in 2025 at Gombe, Gombe Issue throughout the jurisdiction of this capable court with intent to defraud did impersonate, by setting up a faux Facebook profile of Anna Katarzyn and Telegram X faux profile of Francesca Macro, the utilization of your Tecno Spark 20C cell phone to defraud international nationals of Romania and Poland to wit: Florina Flori, Robert Horis, Floriff Floc by gaining monetary advantage to your self in the entire sum of $250 USD (200 and fifty United Issue Dollar) and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to Allotment 22 (2) (b) (i) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention and loads others.) Act 2025 and punishable beneath Allotment 22 (2) (iv) of the similar Act.”
Four of the defendants, Yusuf, Gyang, Samson and Jamiu pleaded “guilty” to their worth, while Davou pleaded “no longer guilty,” prompting the prosecution counsel, M.D Aliyu to inquire of the court to convict and sentence the guilty quartet and a trial date for Davou. His counsel, then again, applied for his bail.
The need adjourned the case until July 2, 2025, for the conviction and sentencing of the four guilty events and ordered that they be remanded into the EFCC’s custody. He also adjourned the listening to of Davou’s bail utility until June 26, 2025, and ordered that Davou be remanded in the Gombe Correctional Centre.
