Ibrahim Shuaibu Faces Court for N100 Million Fraud Scheme

By Mayor

The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Ibrahim Shuaibu before Justice Darius Khobo at the Kaduna State High Court on fraud charges amounting to N100 million.

According to a statement from the EFCC, Shuaibu faces a seven-count charge that includes criminal breach of trust, impersonation, and obtaining money under false pretenses.

One charge states, “That you, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak) and Ilya Garba (now deceased) conspired in 2017 in Kaduna to obtain money under false pretenses, violating the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.”

Another count alleges that in 2018, Shuaibu fraudulently obtained N47,050,000 from Faisal Safiyanu by falsely claiming he could supply petroleum products. Shuaibu pleaded “not guilty” to all charges, leading prosecution counsel M. Lawal to request a trial date. His defense attorney, AbdulKareem Audu, did not file a bail application.

Justice Khobo ordered Shuaibu to be remanded in EFCC custody. His prosecution began in 2017 when he falsely claimed to be the Group Executive Director of NNPC, convincing the victim to transfer payments for petroleum products that were never delivered.