The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought Ibrahim Nuhu Shuaibu before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court to face trial for fraud. The seven-count charge against him includes criminal breach of trust, impersonation, and obtaining N100 million by false pretence.
Shuaibu’s legal troubles began in 2017 when he posed as NNPCL’s Group Executive Director and promised to help his victim procure over 2000 litres of petroleum products.
The victim transferred the agreed cost to Shuaibu’s bank accounts in instalments. However, Shuaibu failed to deliver the petroleum products and did not refund the victim’s money.
One of the charges against Shuaibu states: “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 honourable court did conspire between yourselves to do an illegal act, to wit: obtaining money under false pretence and thereby committed an offence contrary to sections
1(3) of the same Act.”
Shuaibu pleaded “not guilty” to all the charges.
The prosecution counsel, M. Lawal urged the court to fix a trial date. However, Shuaibu’s counsel, AbdulKareem Audu failed to file a bail application.
Consequently, Justice Khobo ordered the defendant to be remanded in the custody of the EFCC.