The Acting Zonal Director of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal Directorate, Deputy
Commander of the EFCC, DCE Sa'ad Hanafi Sa'ad has tasked Gombe
Local market Traders Association to always report cases of currency
counterfeiting to the Commission.
He gave the charge on June 23, 2025 at a
sensitization lecture organised for Gombe State Local Market Traders
Association held at the EFCC office Gombe, Gombe State
According to him, transactions should always be
carried out within the ambit of the law. He gave an instance where a
suspect went to the market with one hundred pieces of fake one
thousand naira notes to purchase food items. He showed them samples
of fake currencies and authentic ones to assist them in identifying the notable
physical differences between the two samples.
" The physical attributes of
this one piece of fake one thousand naira notes is that they all
have the same serial numbers . The texture and colour of these fake Naira
notes are different from the authentic currency. He,
therefore, cautioned them to be cautious and always verify the
authenticity of cash given to them.
In response, Chairman of the Gombe State Traders
Association , Alhaji Uba Abdullahi, thanked the Commission for offering them an
enabling environment to brainstorm on currency counterfeiting and
assured the Commission of his members’ readiness to report
such cases.
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