According to a statement on EFCC’s X handle, Adamu admitted to impersonation and obtaining money by false pretence.
Man walks into EFCC office, confesses to N9m employment scam in Gombe
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A middle-aged man voluntarily turned himself in at the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), confessing to a ₦9 million employment scam.
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Man walks into EFCC office, confesses to N9m employment scam in Gombe
A middle-aged man voluntarily turned himself in at the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), confessing to a ₦9 million employment scam.
The suspect, identified as Idris Adamu, walked into the EFCC office on Monday and requested an audience with the Acting Zonal Director, Deputy Commander of the EFCC (DCE) Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad.
According to a statement on EFCC’s X handle, Adamu admitted to impersonation and obtaining money by false pretence.
Sa’ad however commended the suspect for coming forward and immediately ordered that he be handed over to the commission’s investigation unit for a comprehensive probe into the matter.
The statement reads: “A mild drama occurred at the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 2, 2025 when a middle -aged man walked into the office premises and reported himself for the offence of impersonation and obtaining by false pretence, citing the fear of the EFCC.
“The suspect, Idris Adamu, walked into the office of the EFCC at about 1300hrs and requested to see the Acting Zonal Director, Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad. He said he wanted to confess some hidden truths about the crimes he had committed in the past.
“While at the Directors office, he said,” I came to repent of my sins and to confess to the EFCC . In the past , I have obtained the aggregate sum of N9m through my bank account from different individuals in the guise of offering them employment opportunities in Federal Government agencies which was false. I have changed but I am afraid of the EFCC.
“Sa’ad, having listened to his confession, thanked him for speaking to the EFCC and directed that the self-confessed suspect be taken to the investigation department for a thorough investigation of the case.”
Source: X | officialEFCC