COURT JAILS TWO FOR N14.8M FRAUD IN MAIDUGURI. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.
Court Jails Two for N14.8m Fraud in Maiduguri Justice B.T Zannah of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, July 13, 2026 convicted and sentenced two to three years imprisonment. The convicts are: Babagana Bukar and Hauwa Chabri. The convicts were arraigned on Monday, July 13, 2026 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a separate one -count charge for the offence of criminal misappropriation to the tune of N14,800,000.00 (Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira). The charge against Bukar reads: "That you, Babagana Bukar sometimes in 2025 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly misappropriated and converted to your own use the aggregate sum of N8,800,000.00 (Eight Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) money belonging to Bunu Gambo Liman, being amount given to you through Babakura Umar and Bello Adamu for the supplies of 100 bags of IRS...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,Ibadan Zonal Office has arrested the due of Timothy Adegbaji Ademiju and Taiye Shittu Habibulahi,a student of Obafemi Awolowo University,OAU,Ile-Ife,Osun State,for offences bordering on internet fraud and obtaining by false pretence.Ademiju,36 a staff of a new generation bank,allegedly struck a deal with a student of Adekunle Ajasin University,Akungba,Ondo State,one David Olaoluwa Adesubokan ,also known as Opinion {now at large},to fleece one Giacomo Rossi,an Italian,of huge sum of money while posing as a lady by name,Grace Thomas.Ademiju allegedly used his position as the officer in charge of Western Money Transfer to process the fraudulent transactions coming from the Italian to 'Thomas'.
Comments
Post a Comment