Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Man Bags Three Years in Gombe for N34m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal Office on Thursday, October 17, 2019 secured the conviction of one Alhaji Umar Aji, (a.k.a Alhaji Tailor), before Honourable Justice Abubakar Jauro of the State High Court, Gombe, the state capital on a one-count charge, bordering on criminal breach of trust. Aji faced prosecution by the Commission for obtaining money under the false pretence to the tune of N34,000,000.00 (Thirty Four Million Naira) from Alhaji Yahaya Umar Barambu, whom he had deceived to have invested the said sum on his behalf, but had dishonestly converted it t…