EFCC arrainges four for fraud


Nigeria's financial crimes watchdog, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arraigned four suspected fraudsters Sani Abubakar, Abubakar Abdullahi, Mainasara Kallamu and Abdulrazaq Abdullahi before Justice Ibrahim Kangiwa of the Kebbi State High Court on an eight-count charge of conspiracy, forgery obtaining by false pretence and issuance of a dud cheque.

The agency, who had been underfire, arrainged the accused persons on allegedly conspiring among themselves and diverting N32,000,000 (Thirty-Two Million Naira ) being a balance of the eight hundred units of motorcycles worth N72,000,000 (Seventy-Two Million Naira) belonging to the complainant, one Ibrahim Iron by falsely claiming that the motorcycles were meant for the Nigerian Union of Teachers.

The investigation further revealed that all the contract documents they presented to the complainant were forged.

It was further alleged that, after the supply of the motorcycles, the accused persons only paid the complainant the sum of N40,000,000 and diverted N32,000,000 (Thirty-Two Million Naira Only) to their personal use.



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