Justice M. Zubairu delivered the conviction on Thursday after the defendants pleaded guilty to a five-count charge bordering on impersonation, criminal conspiracy and unlawful representation.
The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jikwoyi, Abuja, has convicted two men, Haruna Mamuda and Sadiq Umar, for impersonating officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
Justice M. Zubairu delivered the conviction on Thursday after the defendants pleaded guilty to a five-count charge bordering on impersonation, criminal conspiracy and unlawful representation.
According to the charge, the convicts falsely presented themselves as officials of the anti-graft agency as part of a conspiracy to deceive members of the public for fraudulent purposes.
Count one of the charge read: "That you, Haruna Mamuda, Sadiq Umar (a.k.a. Abubakar Hashimu Umar), and Salifu Olije Mustapha (now standing trial before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Court 21, Kubwa), sometime in March 2026, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did conspire among yourselves to commit an offence, to wit: personating a public servant by falsely presenting yourselves as officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 96 of the Penal Code Act and punishable under Section 132 of the same Act.
