Reported by: Agande Richard Aondofa | Edited by: Stone Reporter News
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Muhammad Umar before Justice Aisha Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri.
Umar was arraigned on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, on a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretence and misappropriation involving N4,200,000 (Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Naira).
According to the prosecution, Umar, using Bank Verification Number 22530268934, allegedly obtained N4,200,000 from Abubakar Kaumi in March 2025 under the false pretense that the money was intended for the purchase of a property located at Bolori Ward, Maiduguri, Borno State. Umar was said to have known that this representation was false, an act contrary to Section 1 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud-Related Offences Act, 2006.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Following the plea, prosecution counsel S.O. Saka requested a trial date and that Umar be remanded in a correctional facility.
Justice Ibrahim adjourned the case to November 3, 2025, for the commencement of trial and remanded Umar in a correctional facility.
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