Gombe Police & Immigration Officers Receive 21-Year Sentence for N1.6m Job Fraud

21-Year Jail for Gombe Officers: Unveiling the N1.6m Recruitment Scam

Two Nigerian officials—an Immigration officer and a police officer—were sentenced to jail in connection with criminal activities involving fraudulent schemes.

The Immigration officer, Gilbert Dabiet Onyemi, was convicted for defrauding a victim of N800,000 by falsely promising a job placement in the Nigerian Correctional Services.

He was sentenced to one year in prison or a fine of N60,000.

Similarly, Saleh Haruna, another government official, was convicted for conspiracy and forgery in a separate case, involving defrauding someone out of N950,000 for a non-existent property deal.

Haruna received a sentence of five years or a N200,000 fine.

These convictions were part of ongoing efforts by the EFCC to combat fraud within public institutions.