The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned five individuals for their involvement in internet-related fraudulent activities.
They are Abulrazak Yusuf, Maxwell Gyang, Amos Samson, Abdulqawiy Jamiu and Abel Dung Davou, who were prosecuted on separate one-count charges bordering on impersonation and intent to defraud.
According to the EFCC, they were arraigned before Justice Amina A. Muhammad of the Federal High Court, sitting in Gombe.
The charge against Gyang reads: “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 USD (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 charges, while Davou pleaded “not guilty,” prompting the prosecution counsel, M.D Aliyu, to ask the court to convict and sentence the guilty quartet and schedule a trial date for Davou.
However, Davou’s counsel applied for his bail, while Justice Muhammad adjourned the hearing of his bail application until June 26, 2025, and ordered that he should be remanded in Gombe Correctional Centre.
The judge also adjourned the conviction and sentencing of the guilty four until July 2, 2025, and ordered that they should be remanded in the EFCC custody.
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