Fake EFCC Staff Docked as Real EFCC Strikes in Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned a suspected fake EFCC operative, Salifu Olije Mustapha, before Justice A.I. Akobi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Kubwa, Abuja, over alleged impersonation and fraudulent activities.

In a public statement released via the official X handle, the EFCC said Mustapha was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on impersonation and misrepresentation

According to the statement, the defendant allegedly posed as both an operative of the anti-graft agency and an officer of the Nigerian Air Force in order to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.

One of the charges stated that Mustapha, sometime in March 2026, allegedly aided two other suspects — identified as Abubakar, who is currently at large, and Haruna Mamuda, who is reportedly under investigation by another law enforcement agency — by transporting them in a Toyota Corolla with registration number KTU399GT while they were dressed in fake EFCC operational uniforms.

The charge further alleged that the suspects used the false identities to harass and defraud members of the public at Sheriff Plaza in Wuse II, Abuja.

‎Another count accused Mustapha of impersonating a public servant by falsely presenting himself as a Nigerian Air Force officer and using that assumed identity to deceive unsuspecting victims.

‎The offences are said to contravene Sections 84(c) and 132 of the Penal Code Act.

‎When the charges were read in court, Mustapha pleaded guilty to all four counts.
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‎Following his plea, prosecution counsel, R.U. Adaga, urged the court to convict and sentence the defendant accordingly.

Justice Akobi subsequently adjourned the matter until June 1, 2026, for sentencing.
‎The EFCC disclosed that Mustapha was arrested following actionable intelligence linking him to the impersonation of EFCC officials.

‎The Commission said he was apprehended alongside two other suspects while allegedly dressed in fake EFCC uniforms and extorting motorists in Abuja.