US EditionNigeria: EFCC Re-Arraigns Bauchi's Accountant General for N1.49 Billion Fraud
- On June 17, 2025, the EFCC re-arraigned Bauchi State Accountant General Sirajo Muhammad Jaja and BDC operator Aliyu Abubakar before Justice O.A. Egwuatu in Abuja.
- The re-arraignment followed a June 16 amendment adding five counts related to alleged diversion of N1,488,425,629 from October 2024 to March 2025.
- The EFCC accused the defendants of laundering N1,192,234,627 from the Bauchi State Sub-Treasury UBA account to Jasfad Resources Enterprise, and laundering N296,191,000 between January and March 2025.
- Prosecution counsel Abba Muhammed, SAN, confirmed filing of the amended case on June 16 and did not oppose bail which Justice Egwuatu maintained with previous conditions.
- The defendants pleaded not guilty, defense lawyers requested continuation of bail and adjournment to study charges, and trial was adjourned to July 21, 2025.
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Alleged fraud: EFCC re-arraigns Bauchi State AG, BDC operator - Daily Trust
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, re-arraigned Mr Sirajo Jaja, the Accountant-General (AG), Bauchi State, and a Bureau de Change (BDC) Operator, Aliyu Abubajar, on allegations bordering on money laundering. Jaja and Abubakar were arraigned on a five-count amended charge before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja. They pleaded not guilty to the charge. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports t…
EFCC re-arraigns Bauchi’s Accountant General for N1.49 billion fraud
The prosecution re-arraigned the Bauchi State's Accountant General and his co-defendant on Tuesday, following an amendment of the charges. The post EFCC re-arraigns Bauchi’s Accountant General for N1.49 billion fraud appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Sirajo Jaja, the Bauchi state accountant-general, over his alleged involvement in a N1.48 billion fraud. Jaja was re-arraigned before Obiora Egwuatu, judge of a federal high court in Abuja, alongside Aliyu Abubakar, a Bureau de Change operator, and his company, Jasfad Resources Enterprise. The defendants are facing a five-count amended charge bordering on money laundering, …
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