The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged a lawyer, Steve Adamu, before Justice Darius Khobo at the Kaduna State High Court.
He is facing a single charge of spreading false information.
This information was disclosed on the EFCC’s official X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
The charge states that on or around September 15, 2022, in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Adamu allegedly committed an offense by intentionally providing false information to the EFCC.
It further claims that this information was used to investigate a complaint he made to the commission, which he knew to be false.
Adamu pleaded “not guilty,” prompting the prosecution, represented by M.E. Eimonye, to request a trial date, while the defense attorney sought bail for him.
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Justice Khobo then ordered that Adamu be held at the Nigerian Correctional Centre and postponed the case until December 20, 2025, for a hearing on the bail application.
The charges against Adamu stem from a petition he submitted to the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, in which he accused his landlord of having no legitimate source of income while acquiring expensive vehicles and developing properties in the area.
However, the commission’s investigation revealed these allegations to be false and malicious, leading to his arrest and prosecution.
