EFCC brings two individuals to court for N12.9m fraud in Maiduguri
Charged by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Babakura Muhammad Nur and Kaltum Mustapha face allegations of criminal misappropriation amounting to N12,950,000.
Appearing separately on Monday before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, they were accused of criminal misappropriation and cheating.
The charge against Nur states that he allegedly misappropriated and utilized N11,600,000 meant for foodstuffs belonging to Alhaji Usman Mohammed, breaching sections 308 and 309 of the Penal Code Laws of Borno State.
Mustapha, on the other hand, is accused of dishonestly inducing individuals to deliver N1,350,000 for the supply of therapeutic packages, an act punishable by the Penal Code of Borno State.
Both defendants pleaded "not guilt...