EFCC Tasks Gombe Market Traders on Currency Counterfeiting

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.