The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a Maiduguri-based man, Muhammad Korimi Abdullahi, before the Borno State High Court over an alleged ₦186 million criminal breach of trust.
Abdullahi was brought before Justice Maina Lawan of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the anti-graft agency.
The defendant is facing a six-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, involving funds allegedly entrusted to him for safekeeping but which he allegedly diverted for personal use.
According to the prosecution, one of the transactions involved ₦30 million transferred electronically into Abdullahi’s bank account on February 14, 2024.
The charge alleged that Abdullahi, having been entrusted with the money, “dishonestly converted same to your own use,” thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 299 of the Borno State Penal Code Law and punishable under Section 300 of the same law.
The prosecution told the court that the total amount involved in the alleged transactions stood at ₦186 million.
When the six counts were read and explained to him, Abdullahi pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Following his plea, EFCC counsel, N.T. Iko, urged the court to grant the prosecution a date for trial and remand the defendant in a correctional facility pending the determination of the case.
Justice Lawan granted the prosecution’s request and adjourned the matter until September 7, 2026, for further proceedings.
The judge also ordered that Abdullahi be remanded at the Maiduguri Maximum Correctional Centre.
The case has therefore moved into the trial stage, where the prosecution will be required to establish its allegations against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt.
The EFCC’s case is that Abdullahi received the ₦186 million for safekeeping, but allegedly diverted the funds for his personal benefit, leading to his prosecution for criminal breach of trust.
The defendant, however, has denied the allegations by entering a plea of not guilty, leaving the court to determine the merits of the case at trial.
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