EFCC Arraigns Rufai Abdulkarim For Fraud In Kaduna

The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Rufai Abdulkarim before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna Division for fraud.

He is being prosecuted on a one-count charge, bordering on criminal misappropriation of funds.

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The charge reads: “That you, Rufai Abdulkarim on or about the 4th of February, 2021, in Kaduna, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, dishonestly misappropriated the sum of N2,000,000.00 (Two Million Naira only), property of one Timothy Tachio and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 293 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017 and punishable under Section 294 of the same Law.”

He pleaded “not guilty” following which the prosecuting counsel, Moses Arumemi asked the court for a trial date, while the defence counsel, Kabiru Mohammed, urged the court to grant the defendant bail.

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Justice Darius, after listening to both counsel, adjourned for ruling on the bail application and ordered that the defendant be remanded in EFCC’s custody.

The defendant’s way to the dock opened when a petitioner alleged that he paid the defendant the sum of ₦2 million as a part payment for a piece of land, worth ₦7million, but soon discovered that he diverted the money to his personal use and further refused to make a refund to him.

Alleged $6bn Mambila Project Fraud: Witness Confirms Extract Of Minute Of FEC Meeting Emanated From SGF Office

The Fourth Prosecution Witness, Pw4, in the trial of the former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye on Monday, April 27, 2026 confirmed to Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Apo, Abuja that the extract of minute of Federal Executive Council meeting, FEC emanated from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

The former minister is facing prosecution on an amended seven-count charge, bordering on alleged official corruption and fraudulent award of Mambilla Power Project contract to the tune of $6billion (Six Billion United States Dollars) to Sunrise Power Transmission Company Limited.

At Monday’s proceedings, the witness, Ugochukwu Christian Okoli while being cross- examined by prosecution counsel, Abba Mohammed, SAN, stated that between 2026 and 2023, he was on posting from the Federal Ministry of Justice to the office of the Secretary to the Government as an Assistant Legal Adviser when he acted upon the memo from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC requesting for the extract of the minute of FEC which was held on May 21, 2003.

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“Sometimes in September 2022, the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation received a letter from the EFCC requesting for the extract of the minute of FEC meeting held on the 21st of May, 2003, regarding the memo presented by the then Minister of Power on the construction of 3960 megawatts of Mambilla Hydro Electric Power station on build, operate and transfer basis. The letter also requested for the confirmation of the approval or otherwise”

“The letter was received in the office of the AGN and minuted to the Permanent Secretary. It was also minuted from the Permanent Secretary office to the Legal Department where it was assigned to me to treat. I requested for the file from the cabinet affairs office, I went through the file and replied to the minute of the FEC meeting held on the 21st May 2003. I confirmed that the document is domiciled in the cabinets”, he said.

Continuing, the witness explained that, “I recommended that the extract of the minute as it relates to the deliberation on the memo presented by the then Honourable Minister be certified and the memo was forwarded to the Permanent Secretary and the recommendation of the Certified True Copy was approved by the Permanent Secretary with the directive of the Head of my Department, and he certified the extract which contains the deliberation and conclusion of the Federal Executive Council held on 21 May 2003”.

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Okoli further added that the file was returned to the cabinet affairs office and a forwarding letter to the EFCC was issued which was signed by A. M Oyinoye, a Deputy Director in the cabinet affairs office.

He clarified that the usual practice was that after every FEC meeting, the cabinet affairs office, which is the secretariat of the FEC, will extract portions of the minute affecting relevant ministries, departments or agencies of government.

He concluded by stating that he treated the request from EFCC, harnessed the documents with the forwarding letter and dispatched to the EFCC in response to its request.

The witness was shown the documents marked Exhibit 3c & e, which he verified that they were the documents.

Justice Onwuegbuzie adjourned the matter to Thursday, April 30, 2026 for cross examination of the witness.

NPF Foils Railway Vandalism Syndicate, Recovers ₦400m Assets, Operatives Reject ₦100m Bribe

The Nigeria Police Force, through the Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS), has recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of two (2) suspects involved in the large-scale vandalisation of critical national infrastructure and the recovery of railway materials valued at over Four Hundred Million Naira (₦400,000,000).

The suspects, Chisom Goodnews (32) and Ahmed Adamu (22), were arrested on 9th April 2026 at about 1800hrs in Akwanga, Nasarawa State, following credible intelligence.

The operation led to the interception of a trailer truck conveying approximately sixty (60) tonnes of vandalised railway tracks and sleepers. The materials were concealed under sacks of groundnut shells in a deliberate attempt to evade detection while being transported from Bauchi State to Ilorin, Kwara State.

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Preliminary investigations revealed that the driver of the truck was contracted for the sum of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira (₦2,500,000) to transport the vandalised materials, while further findings indicate an organised supply chain linked to receivers of such stolen infrastructure.

During the investigation, the operatives involved in the operation reportedly rejected an offer of One Hundred Million Naira (₦100,000,000) made in a bid to compromise the process and secure the release of the suspects and exhibits.

The trailer truck used in conveying the items has been recovered, and investigations are ongoing to apprehend other members of the syndicate, including the intended receivers, and to recover additional exhibits.

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, commends the operatives for their courage, discipline, and incorruptibility, noting that such acts exemplify the core values of the Force.

The Nigeria Police Force remains dedicated to safeguarding the nation’s assets from vandalism.

DCP ANTHONY OKON PLACID psc(+) mni
Force Public Relations Officer
Force Headquarters, Abuja
27th April, 2026