Alleged N100m fraud: EFCC arraigns suspected NNPCL director’s impersonator

The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Ibrahim Nuhu Shuaibu before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on charges of fraud.

Shuaibu faces seven counts, including criminal breach of trust, impersonation, and obtaining money under false pretenses, amounting to N100 million.

One of the charges reads: “That you, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak) (M) and lIya Garba (now deceased), sometime in 2017 in Kaduna within the judicial division of this honorable court, conspired to commit an illegal act by obtaining money under false pretenses, thereby committing an offense 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.”

Another charge alleges that Shuaibu, in 2018, fraudulently obtained N47,050,000 from Faisal Safiyanu by falsely claiming he would supply petroleum products, an offense under Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offenses Act, 2006.

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Shuaibu pleaded not guilty to all charges. The prosecution counsel, M. Lawal, requested a trial date, while Shuaibu’s counsel, AbdulKareem Audu, did not submit a bail application. Justice Khobo ordered the defendant to remain in EFCC custody.

Shuaibu’s legal troubles began in 2017 when he allegedly posed as the Group Executive Director of NNPCL, promising to help a victim procure over 2,000 liters of petroleum products. After receiving payments in tranches, he failed to deliver the products or refund the money.