EFCC arraigns five for fraudulent Internet activities in Gombe

Nkereuwem Effiong

The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Abulrazak Yusuf, Maxwell Gyang, Amos Samson, Abdulgawiy Jamilu, and Abel Dung Davou. They appeared before Justice Amina A. Muhammad of the Federal High Court, sitting in Gombe, Gombe State.

They were arraigned on separate charges of one count bordering on impersonation and intent to defraud.

The charge against Gyang read: “That you, Maxwell Gyang, sometimes in 2025 at Gombe, Gombe State within the jurisdiction of this honorable court with intent to defraud did impersonate, by creating a fake Facebook profile of Anna Katarzyn and Telegram X fake profile of Francesca Macro, using your Tecno Spark 20C mobile phone to defraud foreign nationals of Romania and Poland to wit: Florina Flori, Robert Horis, Floriff Floc by gaining financial advantage to yourself in the total sum of $250 (Two hundred and fifty United State Dollar) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc.) Act 2025 and punishable under Section 22 (2) (iv) of the same Act.”

Four of the defendants, Yusuf, Gyang, Samson, and Jamiu, pleaded “guilty” to their charge. Davou pleaded “not guilty,” prompting the prosecution counsel, M.D Aliyu, to ask the court to convict and sentence the guilty quartet. He also requested to set a trial date for Davou. His counsel, however, applied for his bail.

The judge adjourned till July 2, 2025, for the conviction and sentencing of the guilty four. He ordered that they should be remanded in EFCC’s custody. The judge also adjourned till June 26, 2025, for the hearing of Davou’s bail application. He ordered that Davou should be remanded in Gombe Correctional Centre.