The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought Bashir Bello Ibrahim, a former contractor for the Kaduna State government, before the Federal High Court in Kaduna on allegations of N111 million fraud.
Ibrahim, CEO of Formal Act Legacy Limited, faces a seven-count charge including obtaining money by false pretence, advance fee fraud, and money laundering before Justice A. M. Aikawa. The charges include conspiring to obtain N37.3 million under false pretences, violating the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, contravening the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act.
Ibrahim pleaded not guilty. While the prosecution requested a trial date, the defense’s bail application was declined, and Justice Aikawa ordered Ibrahim’s remand pending bail determination.
The EFCC’s case originates from a petition alleging that Ibrahim, posing as a “United Nations Sub-African Regional Coordinator,” fraudulently obtained N37.3 million from a complainant for fictitious solar-powered borehole contracts in the North-East. The complainant, after being issued fake contract letters and executing a portion of the purported contract without payment, reported the matter to the EFCC.
