EFCC Docks Man Accused of Defrauding Nigerian Army Chief of N56.7Billion in Kaduna

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A man who allegedly duped a Major-General in the Nigerian Army of over N56.7billion has been docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). 

The suspect, Alhaji Yusha’u Mohammed Kebbe, was arraigned today before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on an eight-count charge, bordering on conspiracy and criminal breach of trust. 

The complainant, whose name was not mentioned, alleged that in 2006 while he was in Sudan for a United Nations military operations, the defendant who is his childhood friend convinced him to invest in some projects that he was handling, for which he transferred the sum of N80,000,000 in local currency to him and $156, 200, 000 (N56, 622, 857, 048. 85k) for investment, safekeeping and settlement of personal commitments on his behalf. 

The Major General through enquiries later found out that the defendant diverted all the monies for his personal use while all the efforts to recover them have proved abortive. 

Count one of the charge reads: “That you, Yusha’u Mohammed Ahmed on or about the 16th day of January 2017 at Kaduna, within the jurisdiction of the high court of Kaduna, being entrusted with certain property to wit; the sum of $156,200, 000 only, belonging to Major General K. A, and thereby committed criminal breach of trust; an offence contrary to Section 311 of the Penal Code Law Cap. 89 Laws of Northern Nigeria 1963 and punishable under Section 312 of the same Law.” 

Kebbe pleaded not guilty to all the charges, upon which the prosecution team, led by D. Ademu-Eteh urged the court for a trial date and for the defendant to be remanded in prison custody, while the defence counsel Y.A. Abass urged the court to grant him bail. 

The judge remanded him in prison custody and adjourned the case to November 28, 2019 for hearing and possible ruling on the bail application.