on Wednesday, September 25th 2019, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu was arrested by the Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) in Kaduna. The suspect who is being charged with four counts of impersonation and fraud to a total of N65,150,000 was brought before Justice P. Mallong of the Federal High Court,
It all started in 2017, when Nuhu introduced himself as NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Finance and Accounts to a businessman, Mallam Faisal Safiyanu, whom he promised to assist in the procurement of between 2,000mt to 2,500mt of petroleum products.
over a period of time the total sum of Sixty-five Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira was paid by Mallam Faisal to Nuhu. after the payment was complete, the accused cut of all ties to Mallam Faisal.
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one of the charges states: “That you Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu ( a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak) of No 1, Khaleesa Close Millennium City Kaduna, between November 2017 and May 2018 in Kaduna, within the judicial division of this honourable court with intent to defraud, did obtain the total sum of N65,150,000 (Sixty-five Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) from one Faisal Safiyanu under the pretense that you will supply him with petroleum products which you knew to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offence Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”
Of course the defendant pleaded not guilty , he however asked the court to grant him bail, to prepare for his trial. But his request for bail fell on deaf ears, as the prosecution was afraid he would run if he was granted bail.
The Justice ordered the accused to be in prison custody. September 30, 2019 has been fixed for the hearing of the bail application.
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