By Paul Joseph
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Gambo Mohammed before the Borno State High Court over alleged fraud and money laundering involving N13.65 million.
Mohammed was brought before Justice Babagana Shettima of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, on a four-count charge bordering on alleged criminal misappropriation and obtaining money under false pretences.
According to the EFCC, the defendant allegedly obtained N13,650,000 from one Umar Abubakar in 2025 under the guise of facilitating the purchase of two plots of land located at Dubai Musari Ward, opposite Maimalari Barracks in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State.
The anti-graft agency accused the defendant of misrepresenting the transaction and allegedly diverting the funds for personal use instead of completing the land purchase as agreed.
One of the charges states that Mohammed allegedly obtained the money with intent to defraud, an offence said to be contrary to the provisions of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
When the charges were read in court, the defendant pleaded not guilty.
Prosecuting counsel, A.D. Abdulmalik, requested a trial date and urged the court to remand the defendant in a correctional facility pending the determination of the case.
After hearing the submissions, Justice Shettima adjourned the matter until July 13, 2026, for a pre-trial conference and ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Maiduguri Maximum Correctional Centre.
The EFCC said investigations revealed that the defendant allegedly received the N13.65 million for the land transaction but failed to deliver the property, leading to the petition and subsequent prosecution.
The case is expected to continue when parties return to court for the scheduled pre-trial proceedings.
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