Headmaster impersonates EFCC, police

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Determined to go to Saudi Arabia for Hajj at all cost, an assistant headmaster at Madaki Primary School Gombe State, has presented himself as one of the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He has also presented himself in another situation as a police corporal.

The suspect, Mohammed Adamu, a.k.a Mohammed Bala, was said to have been picked up while extorting money from Alhaji Usman Gurama, the Executive Secretary, Gombe State Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board, under the guise of securing Hajj seat to Saudi Arabia for staff of the Gombe zone of the EFCC.

According to the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, the man was picked on July 13, 2015.

Uwujaren, who said the accused would soon be charged to court, added: “Investigations by the Commission revealed that the suspect had written a letter to the executive secretary of the pilgrim’s board, requesting for money to give to staff of EFCC for the pilgrimage to Mecca. Upon his arrest by the EFCC, he confessed not being a staff of the Commission.”

Among the EFCC staff he said he wanted to give the money to are; the EFCC Head of operations, head of monitoring and investigation, O.C legal and prosecution unit and head of team A-D.

Further investigations also revealed that Adamu works with Gombe Local Government Education Authority (L.E.A) as assistant headmaster at Madaki Primary School Gombe State.

Recovered from Adamu’s possession are Nigeria Police Identity Card with his name and picture as Corporal (CLP), a temporary appointment offer letter from Gombe Local Government Education Authority, three different copies of Hajj Seats receipts and a letter written by the suspect on a plain paper to the executive secretary Gombe State Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board, requesting for money for supposed staff of EFCC.

Further recovered from him are a copy motion between Mohammed Jahun as an applicant and Engineer Abubakar and EFCC Gombe Zonal office as respondent with suit number B.A/41m/2015, Muslim pilgrim welfare Gombe State Auction form, form No: 006, a copy of Hajj fare collection receipt, no 1152 for Gombe State Muslim pilgrim welfare board for Ibrahim Haruna Yawale and five empty envelops for polo industries LTD.