The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged Ibrahim Nuhu Shuaibu with fraud at the Kaduna State High Court.
Shuaibu, who is accused of posing as a director at the state-owned oil company NNPCL, faces seven charges related to criminal breach of trust, impersonation, and obtaining money by false pretenses.
Shuaibu is alleged to have defrauded people of N100 million. One charge states: “That you, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak) and Ilya Garba (now deceased) sometime in 2017 in Kaduna did conspire to obtain money under false pretenses, committing an offence contrary to Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.”
Another charge reads: “That you, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak) in 2018 at Kaduna, with intent to defraud, obtained N47,050,000.00 from Faisal Safiyanu, claiming you would supply petroleum products. This was false and committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offenses Act 2006.”
Shuaibu pleaded “not guilty” to all charges. Prosecutor M. Lawal asked the court to set a trial date, while Shuaibu’s lawyer, AbdulKareem Audu, did not request bail. Justice Darius Khobo ordered Shuaibu to remain in EFCC custody.
The case began in 2017 when Shuaibu pretended to be NNPCL’s Group Executive Director. He promised to provide over 2,000 liters of petroleum products.
The victim transferred money to Shuaibu’s accounts, but Shuaibu did not deliver the products or refund the money.
