The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Ibrahim Shuaibu, a man accused of impersonating a Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) director, for his involvement in a N100 million fraud scheme. Shuaibu appeared before Justice Darius Khobo at the Kaduna State High Court, facing a seven-count charge, including criminal breach of trust, impersonation, and obtaining money by false pretense.
According to a statement released by the EFCC on Monday, Shuaibu allegedly conspired with the late Ilya Garba in 2017 to deceive victims by pretending to be NNPCL officials. One of the charges reads: “That you, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak) (M) and Ilya Garba (now deceased), sometime in 2017 in Kaduna, conspired to obtain money under false pretence, committing an offence contrary to Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.”
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In another charge, Shuaibu is accused of defrauding Faisal Safiyanu of N47 million in 2018 by falsely promising to supply petroleum products, a transaction that never materialized. Despite receiving the payment in full, Shuaibu failed to deliver the goods or refund the money.
Shuaibu pleaded not guilty to all charges, and the court has ordered his remand in EFCC custody pending trial. His defense counsel, AbdulKareem Audu, failed to submit a bail application during the hearing.
The case began in 2017 when Shuaibu posed as an NNPCL Group Executive Director, convincing his victim to transfer millions of naira for the procurement of over 2,000 litres of petroleum. After receiving the funds, Shuaibu disappeared, leaving the victim without the promised products or a refund.
