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...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,have commenced investigation of nine suspected oil thieves,who were arrested by the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base Bonny,Rivers State and handed over to the Commission for further investigation and possible prosecution.The suspected illegal oil bunkerers are being quizzed in the Port Harcourt's zonal office of the EFCC.The nine crew members onboard the vessel {MT Lady Swithin} are: Engineer Tony Edumesaro,Olu Gbenga Obebe,Lucky Oshogbon,Erete Moses,Steph Olu Peters,Raphael Olu Peters,Gillis Ibinabo,Ikechi Nwanyanwu and Ernest Iyalla.They were handed over to the EFCC by the Commanding Officer,FOB Bonny,Captain S.W. Olorundare.While handing over the suspects and the vessel to the EFCC,Olorundare said that the Nigerian Navy Ship OLOGBO,while on patrol on January 13,2017,arrested MT LADY SWITHIN along Calabar offshore,conveying about 300,000 litres of products,suspected to be Automotive Gas Oil {AGO}.The suspects were also held on suspicion of illegal bunkering of petroleum product without license.More photos below.
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