The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one Salifu Olije Mustapha before the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Kubwa, Abuja, for allegedly impersonating an officer of the commission.
Mustapha was arraigned on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, before Justice A. I. Akobi on a four-count charge bordering on impersonation and misrepresentation.
According to the EFCC, the defendant allegedly posed as an officer of the commission and was linked to activities involving harassment of motorists and alleged fraud.
One of the counts alleged that Mustapha, sometime in March 2026, within the jurisdiction of the court, while falsely pretending to be an officer of the Nigerian Air Force, aided two persons identified as Abubakar, now at large, and Haruna Mamuda, who is currently under investigation by another law enforcement agency.
The prosecution alleged that he conveyed the two suspects, who were fully dressed in EFCC operational uniforms, in a Toyota Corolla with registration number KTU399GT to Sheriff Plaza, Wuse II, Abuja, where they allegedly posed as EFCC operatives to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
Another count alleged that Mustapha impersonated a public servant by falsely presenting himself as an officer of the Nigerian Air Force and, in that assumed capacity, defrauded unsuspecting members of the public.
The alleged offences are said to be contrary to Sections 84(c) and 132 of the Penal Code Act.
When the charges were read to him, Mustapha pleaded guilty to all four counts.
Following his plea, prosecution counsel, R. U. Adaga, urged the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.
Justice Akobi thereafter adjourned the matter to June 1, 2026, for sentencing.
The EFCC said Mustapha was arrested by its operatives following actionable intelligence linking him to the impersonation of commission officers.
He was allegedly spotted in a fake EFCC uniform alongside two other suspects while harassing motorists and defrauding them.
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