RismadarVoice Reporters
August 13, 2026
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Chinwendu Fidelia Ohanebo before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged N42.345 million fraud.
Ohanebo was arraigned by the EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate One on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretences and stealing by conversion.
The EFCC alleged that in 2025, Ohanebo obtained N42.345 million from one Musa Muhammed Jidda, purportedly for the supply of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, at N941 per litre.
She was also accused of dishonestly converting the money to her personal use.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the first count and not guilty to the second count.
Following her plea, prosecution counsel, H.U. Kofarnaisa, requested an adjournment to commence trial on the second count.
Justice M.A. Lawal adjourned the case for review of facts on the first count and commencement of trial on the second count.
The judge subsequently ordered that Ohanebo be remanded in a correctional facility pending the continuation of proceedings.
