The Kaduna Zonal Directorate 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.

According to a statement released on Monday via the EFCC’s X.com handle, Shuaibu is being prosecuted on seven counts, including criminal breach of trust, impersonation, and obtaining money under false pretenses, totaling N100 million.

One of the charges states: “That you, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak) and Ilya Garba (now deceased) conspired in 2017 in Kaduna to commit an illegal act by obtaining money under false pretenses, in violation of Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”

Another charge reads: “That you, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak), in 2018 at Kaduna, fraudulently obtained N47,050,000 from Faisal Safiyanu by falsely claiming you would supply petroleum products, an act you knew was deceitful, in violation of Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006, punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”

Shuaibu pleaded "not guilty" to all charges, prompting the prosecution counsel, M. Lawal, to request a trial date. Shuaibu’s lawyer, AbdulKareem Audu, did not file a bail application, leading Justice Khobo to order Shuaibu’s detention in EFCC custody.

Shuaibu’s legal troubles began in 2017 when he falsely claimed to be the Group Executive Director of NNPC and promised to provide over 2,000 liters of petroleum products. After receiving payments in installments, Shuaibu failed to deliver the products or refund the money.