The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has on Wednesday, arraigned a man over alleged N13.6m fraud in Borno.
The suspect who identified himself as Gambo Mohammed was brought before Justice Babagana Shettima of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri.
The defendant was arraigned on four-count charges bordering on money laundering and criminal misappropriation to the tune of N13.6m.
Count one of the charges read: “That you, Gambo Mohammed, (a.k.a Modu Gambo), sometime in 2025, within the jurisdiction of this honourable Court, with intent to defraud, did obtain the sum of N13,650,000.00 from one Umar Abubakar, purportedly as purchase price for two plots of land situated at Dubai Musari Ward opposite Maimalari Barrack of Jere Local Government, Borno State, which you knew to be false, thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Law.”
However, the defendant pleaded “not guilty” to the charges when they were read to him.
Counsel to the prosecution, A.D Abdulmalik prayed for a trial date and urged the court to remand the defendant in a Correctional facility.
Justice Shettima adjourned the matter till July 13, 2026 for pre-trial conference and ordered the remand of the defendant in Maiduguri maximum Correctional facility.
The defendant’s journey to the Correctional facility started when he purportedly obtained the sum of N13.6m for the purchase of two plots of land opposite Maimalari Barrack, Jere Local Government, Borno State and diverted the money to his personal use.