RismadarVoice Reporters
September 7, 2026
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a man, Bilal Muhammad, before the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri over an alleged ₦600,000 fraud.
Mr Muhammad was arraigned on Monday, September 7, 2026, by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the EFCC before Justice B.T. Zanna on a two-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation and obtaining money by false pretence.
The charges relate to an alleged transaction involving ₦600,000, which the EFCC said was paid to the defendant for the purchase of a tricycle, popularly known as Keke Napep.
One of the counts alleged that Mr Muhammad, identified as the Chief Executive Officer of GDF Homes Sale Enterprises Limited, obtained the money in Maiduguri in 2025 under the guise of selling a Keke Napep.
The EFCC said the alleged offence contravened provisions of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
Mr Muhammad pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him.
Following his plea, prosecution counsel, A.D. Abdulmalik, asked the court to adjourn the matter for trial and sought an order remanding the defendant in EFCC custody.
Justice Zanna subsequently adjourned the case until September 22, 2026, for the commencement of hearing and ordered that the defendant be remanded at the EFCC facility.
According to the commission, Mr Muhammad was arrested following a petition alleging that he collected an aggregate sum of ₦600,000 from the complainant for the purchase of a tricycle but allegedly failed to provide either the vehicle or refund the money.
