The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a serving magistrate, Mohammed Suleiman Kumo, before Justice H.H. Kereng of the Gombe State High Court on allegations of bribery and extortion.
Kumo was brought before the court on December 3, 2025, on a three-count charge filed by the EFCC’s Gombe Zonal Directorate.
The charges accuse the magistrate of receiving monetary benefits totalling ₦1.4 million through the bank account of a court registrar, identified as Adamu Ahmed.
According to the EFCC, the alleged offences violated Section 10(a)(i)(ii) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.
One of the charges reads, “That you, Mohammed Suleiman Kumo, being a Magistrate at the Chief Magistrate Court, did receive for yourself monetary benefits of ₦1 million through Zenith Bank Account Number 2273938871 belonging to one Adamu Ahmed, a Registrar in your court, thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 10(a)(i)(ii) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.”