EFCC Arraigns Four in Borno for Alleged ₦50 Million Fraud, Court Remands Defendants as Trial Begins April 26
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned four individuals before Justice Muhammad Maina of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, over an alleged ₦50 million fraud.
In a statement released Saturday via X, the EFCC identified the defendants as Mohammed Nuhu, Babagana Maru, Ahmadu Sale, and Alhaji Mala Gana. They were charged separately with criminal misappropriation and breach of trust involving ₦50,030,000.
One of the charges alleged that Nuhu, alongside his company, Kolomi Global Link Nigeria Limited, misappropriated ₦18.9 million belonging to a beneficiary of the NGO Action Against Hunger in September 2022. Similarly, Maru was accused of dishonestly misappropriating ₦8.5 million in 2020, which was entrusted to him for tricycle purchases.
All four defendants pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors requested trial dates and their remand in custody, though Maru’s counsel sought bail. Justice Maina granted Maru bail at ₦10 million with two sureties, one of whom must be a blood relative or traditional titleholder.
The court adjourned the trial to April 26, 2025, and ordered the defendants to be held at the Maiduguri Maximum Correctional Center.
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