The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Gombe Zonal Office has secured the convictions of Hassan Kasim, Aminu Inuwa, Mohammed Adamu, Peter Pam and Shehuwa Baba in Gombe State High Court, before Justice Abubakar Jauro on offences bordering on forgery, possession of counterfeit seals, cheating and employment scam.
The convicts committed the offences differently in the Gombe and Borno state, and all pleaded guilty to their different crimes. The first convict, Hassan, sometime in July 2016 dishonestly obtained money from one Aishatu Muhammed for the purpose of procuring a forge certificate which is contrary to Section 320 and punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code.
Inuwa was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on forgery and possession of seal to commit forgery. Adamu on his part, sometime in July 2016 had in his possession, a forged result bearing his name dated August 26, 2010, purported to have been issued by the University of Maiduguri with I.D No. 04/08/04/075, which the court said he “intended same to be dishonestly used as genuine,” contrary and punishable under Section 368 of the Penal Code.
Pam in July 2016 was found to be in his possession of counterfeit seal and two forged results bearing the name of one Chung Davou, dated October 30, 2001 purported to have been issued by the University of Jos, which the court said “he knew was forged and intended same to be dishonestly used as genuine,” an offence which is punishable under Section 368 of the Penal Code.
Baba was arraigned on 13-count charge bordering on cheating, forgery and possession of counterfeit seal to commit forgery in employment scam. The court noted that sometime in July, he dishonestly obtained the sum of N1,595,000 (One Million, Five Hundred and Ninety Five Thousand Naira from one Rashida S. Umar and 72 (Seventy-two) others for the purpose of procuring employment for them in Gombe.