The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has docked one Gambomi Muhammed before the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri over an alleged ₦4.5 million employment scam.
Muhammed was arraigned on Tuesday before Justice Aisha Kumaliya on a 10-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, after allegedly duping multiple victims with promises of securing jobs in the Nigerian Correctional Service.
According to the EFCC, the defendant between June 2022 and February 2023 collected an aggregate sum of ₦4.5 million from several individuals—including Musa Yusuf, Kamilu Abubakar, Daniel Kwatri Tizhe, Mustapha Adamu, Yakubu Audu, Kadir Abdullahi, Yakubu John and Cosmas Peter—under the false claim that he could facilitate their recruitment into the Service.
One of the counts revealed that the representation was knowingly false, with the funds allegedly diverted for personal use, in violation of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Following his plea, prosecution counsel S.O. Saka urged the court to fix a trial date and remand the defendant, a request granted by Justice Kumaliya, who adjourned the case to May 8, 2026 for hearing.
Muhammed was subsequently remanded in the Maiduguri Maximum Correctional Facility pending the commencement of trial.
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