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Man jailed 14 years for impersonating EFCC personnel
A Gombe State High Court has sentenced a man to 14 years in prison for falsely claiming to be a staff of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The EFCC had in May 2015 dragged the convict, Muhammad Adamu, before the court when he was found to be impersonating as a staff of the commission at the office of the Executive Secretary of Gombe Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board.
The man demanded money and other benefits from the pilgrims board to stop the investigation of certain corrupt allegations.
Mr. Adama was said to have accosted the Executive Secretary of the pilgrims board with a fictitious list of EFCC officials at the Gombe Zonal office whom he wanted the latter to give some bribe money in order to ensure he was not investigated.
Premium Times, October 16th
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