The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Maiduguri Zonal Directorate, has arraigned Muhammad Umar before Justice Aisha Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, over allegations of property fraud involving N4,200,000.
In a statement on X by the commission on Wednesday, Umar was arraigned on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, on a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretence and misappropriation.
The count reads, “That you, Muhammad Umar, with the bank verification number 22530268934, sometime in March 2025 in Maiduguri, Borno State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of N4,200,000 (Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Naira) from one Abubakar Kaumi.”
The charge further explained that Umar allegedly told the victim the money was for the purchase of a property located at Bolori Ward, Maiduguri, a claim he knew to be false, and that his actions constituted “an offence contrary to Section 1, punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.”
The defendant pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him.
Following the plea, EFCC prosecuting counsel, S.O. Saka, prayed the court “for a trial date and remand of the defendant in a Correctional Centre.”
Justice Ibrahim subsequently remanded Umar in a Correctional Facility and adjourned the case to November 3, 2025, for the commencement of trial.
Earlier reported EFCC had handed over three properties, two luxury vehicles, and ₦1.1 million recovered from a self-acclaimed spiritualist and fraudster, Fatai Olalere All and arraigned a vessel, MT Ostria, and three individuals in Lagos, over alleged petroleum theft involving over 25 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit belonging to NNPC Retail Limited.
