Anti-graft Arraigns Man For N12m Inheritance Scam In Borno State

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC revealed it has arraigned one Isyaku Ibrahim, for N12m inheritance scam before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, the state capital.

The anti-graft agency revealed this in a post via its Twitter handle on Wednesday.

Ibrahim was arraigned on one count amended charge of criminal misappropriation to the tune of N12,000,000.

The charge read,

“That you, Ishiyaku Ibrahim, sometime between 2014 and 2019 at Jajere Baga Road, Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court being entrusted with dominion over certain properties belonging to Muhammad Ishiyaku (now deceased) to wit: (1) three houses, (2) two fenced lands one of which have seven shops, (3) two bread factories, (4) One open land, (5) two tanker trucks and (6) one big installed generator valued in the sum of N12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million Naira), criminally misappropriated the said amount for your personal use, to the detriment of the family members of the deceased and therefore committed an offence contrary to and punishable under sections 308 and 309 of the Penal Code Law of Borno State (Cap. 102 Vol. 3 of 1994) respectively.”

Ibrahim pleaded “not guilty” to the charges melted against him.

However, EFCC prosecution counsel, S.O Saka asked the court to remand the defendant and fix a date for trial.

Justice Fadawu, thereafter, remanded the defendant and further adjourned until July 12, 2023, for the commencement of trial.