EFCC Detains Fake NNPC Director In Connection With ₦100 Million Scam

EFCC Detains Fake NNPC Director In Connection With ₦100 Million Scam....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought Ibrahim Shuaibu before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, facing charges of fraud. Shuaibu, who fraudulently claimed to be a director at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), is charged with seven counts including criminal breach of trust, impersonation, and obtaining money under false pretenses, amounting to ₦100 million.

A statement released on Monday via the EFCC’s X.com handle revealed that Shuaibu, also known as Ishaku Abdulrazak, is accused of collaborating with the now-deceased Ilya Garba in 2017 to defraud individuals. One of the charges states, “That you, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak) and Ilya Garba (now deceased), sometime in 2017 in Kaduna, conspired to commit an illegal act by obtaining money under false pretenses, contrary to Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”

Another charge details, “That you, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak) in 2018 at Kaduna, with intent to defraud, obtained ₦47,050,000.00 (Forty-Seven Million and Fifty Thousand Naira) from one Faisal Safiyanu by falsely claiming you could supply him with petroleum products, an act you knew to be false. This is contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offenses Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”

Shuaibu pleaded “not guilty” to all charges. Prosecution counsel M. Lawal requested the court to schedule a trial date, while Shuaibu’s defense counsel, AbdulKareem Audu, did not file a bail application. Justice Khobo has ordered Shuaibu to remain in EFCC custody.

The fraudulent scheme, which began in 2017, involved Shuaibu falsely presenting himself as a Group Executive Director of NNPC and promising to facilitate the acquisition of over 2,000 liters of petroleum products. The victim made multiple payments to Shuaibu’s account, but neither the products were delivered nor was the money refunded.