EFCC Arraigns Three for N42 Million Contract Fraud Linked to NGO Sub-Lease Scheme in Maiduguri
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned three defendants before the Federal High Court in Maiduguri on charges of obtaining money by deception. The defendants, Prince Lawal Shoyede, Sa'idu Tahiru Daura, and Aisha Alkali Wakil, were brought before Justice Jude K. Dagat on Thursday on a two-count amended charge. The EFCC Maiduguri N42 million contract fraud case centers on allegations that the defendants fraudulently collected N42 million from ABAKS Ventures Nigeria Limited under the false pretense of executing a sub-lease agreement connected to the non-governmental organisation Complete Care and Aid Foundation. According to the EFCC, the defendants represented to the victim company that a legitimate contract had been awarded to one Sani M. Adamu of Sani Smart Global Ventures. On the strength of that representation, ABAKS Ventures Nigeria Limited paid out N42 million, believing it was entering a genuine business arrangement...
