The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) organized a court proceeding on Wednesday to place four people under trial at Borno State High Court, Maiduguri regarding N50,030,000 worth of suspected fraud.
The X platform communicated on Saturday that defendants Mohammed Nuhu and Babagana Maru and Ahmadu Sale and Alhaji Mala Gana separately received charges containing criminal misappropriation and breach of trust accusations.
One of the charges against Nuhu read, “That you, Mohammed Kolo Nuhu and Kolomi Global Link Nigeria Limited, sometime in September 2022 in Maiduguri, Borno State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, misappropriated and converted for your own use the sum of N18,900,000.00 only belonging to one Mohammad Baba Shettima, given to you by a non-governmental organisation, Action Against Hunger, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Sections 308 and 309 of the Penal Code Law of Borno State (Cap. 102 Vol. 3 of 1994) respectively.”
Moreover Maru received an additional charge regarding his improper handling of N8,500,000 supposed for tricycle acquisitions. Babagana Maru received an accusation from the court which stated he received N8,500,000 as a down payment from Imam Manu Dauda for tricycle buying but he used all the money dishonestly to commit Section 311 violation under Penal Code Law Cap. 102 Laws of Borno State and could face Section 312 punishments under the same law.
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All defendants entered a plea of not guilty regarding the charges.
Prosecuting counsel S.O. Saka together with Faruku Muhammad asked the court to establish trial dates as well as detain the defendants in Maiduguri Maximum Correctional Center.
Defendant Maru received bail negotiations through his legal counsel Z.M. Umaru who brought an oral request to the court. Justice Maina issued N10 million bail terms to Maru requiring two similar amount co-signers.
A defendant’s bail can be secured by using a direct blood relation or a person with traditional stature as one of the provided sureties.
The defendants received their incarceration assignment at Maiduguri Maximum Correctional Center during the postponement to trial on April 26 2025.
