Success Nwankwo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun the prosecution of Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu, also known as Ishaku Abdulrazak, on a seven-count charge of criminal breach of trust, impersonation, and obtaining money by false pretence amounting to N100 million.
According to a statement released on Monday via the EFCC’s X (formerly Twitter) handle, Shuaibu’s alleged offences include conspiring with a now-deceased accomplice, Ilya Garba, to defraud individuals of large sums of money. The prosecution claims that the fraudulent activities occurred between 2017 and 2018 in Kaduna State.
One of the charges against Shuaibu reads: “That you, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak) (M) and Ilya Garba (now deceased) sometime in 2017 in Kaduna, conspired to do an illegal act, namely, obtaining money under false pretence. This act is contrary to Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”
In another charge, Shuaibu is accused of defrauding one Faisal Safiyanu of N47,050,000 under the false pretence of supplying petroleum products in 2018. The prosecution asserts that Shuaibu knew the claim was false.
He has pleaded “not guilty” to all the charges during his court appearance, with prosecution counsel M. Lawal urging the court to fix a date for trial. Shuaibu’s defence counsel, AbdulKareem Audu, did not submit a bail application during the proceedings.
Shuaibu remains in custody as the trial date is expected to be set soon. The charges against him, if proven, carry significant penalties under the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
Further updates are expected as the case progresses.
