EFCC charges UNIBEN staff and others in multiple fraud cases
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned Segun Bode Adedeji, a staff member of the University of Benin, over alleged salary fraud involving ₦3.2 million. The EFCC also brought charges against Abubakar Muhammad and Bilal Muhammad in separate cases related to money laundering and obtaining money by false pretence. The cases span Edo and Borno states and involve significant sums of money. Several court hearings have been scheduled, with bail conditions set for the accused.
What we know
- Segun Bode Adedeji was arraigned before Justice E. G. Adekanmbi on charges of fraudulent salary duplication while serving at the University of Benin and the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Benin City.
- Abubakar Muhammad was charged in Maiduguri for allegedly laundering N650 million through multiple bank accounts under a mining investment scheme between 2021 and 2026.
- The court granted Abubakar Muhammad bail in the sum of N300 million with strict conditions and adjourned the matter to June 11 and 15, 2026, for hearing.
- Bilal Muhammad, CEO of GDF Home Sales Enterprises Ltd, was arraigned for allegedly obtaining N500,000 from Adamu Abubakar under false pretence related to the purchase of a tricycle.
- The court adjourned Bilal Muhammad's case to June 22, 2026, and ordered his remand at the Maiduguri Maximum Correctional Facility.
