The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Aliyu Umar, an official of the Nigeria Revenue Service, alongside a staff member of a first-generation commercial bank over an alleged fraud involving more than ₦336 million.
The defendants were arraigned on Tuesday before the Federal High Court, sitting in Nasarawa State.
According to the EFCC, the defendants are facing nine counts bordering on fraudulent conversion of funds and financial cybercrime.
Prosecuting counsel, Uwaisu Yusuf, told the court that between March and September 2021, Umar allegedly fraudulently obtained various sums of money amounting to ₦336.4 million from a retired permanent secretary in the Nasarawa State Civil Service, Mallam Ishaku Abari.
The prosecution stated that the funds were allegedly obtained under false pretences after Abari ventured into business, with the defendants allegedly converting the money for personal use through fraudulent and cyber-enabled means.
The matter has been adjourned, as the court is expected to hear the defendants’ pleas and determine the next steps in the trial.
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