The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Ibrahim Shuaibu before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on charges of fraud amounting to N100 million.
According to a statement on the EFCC’s official X.com handle, Shuaibu is facing a seven-count charge that includes criminal breach of trust, impersonation, and obtaining money under false pretenses. He falsely represented himself as a Group Executive Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and engaged in fraudulent activities.
One of the charges states, “That you, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak), conspired with Ilya Garba (now deceased) in 2017 to obtain money under false pretenses, violating the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act of 2006.”
Another count revealed that in 2018, Shuaibu fraudulently obtained N47,050,000 from Faisal Safiyanu by falsely claiming he would supply petroleum products. Shuaibu accepted the funds but neither delivered the products nor returned the money.
The accused pleaded “not guilty” to all charges. The prosecution, led by M. Lawal, requested a trial date, while Shuaibu’s defense counsel, AbdulKareem Audu, did not submit a bail application. Justice Khobo ordered Shuaibu to be remanded in EFCC custody pending trial.
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