Alleged N986 Million Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Two, Companies in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 in Ikoyi, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, re-arraigned Ajayi Edward Olushola and his company, Hola Jay Nigeria Limited.
The Commission also arraigned Hannah Nwaguzor Ify and her company, Mozann Global Merchant Limited, before Justice Fadipe of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, over an alleged N1.07 billion fraud.
The first and second defendants were re-arraigned on an amended four-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing of funds amounting to N1.07 billion.
Ajayi Edward Olushola and Hola Jay Nigeria Limited had previously been arraigned before the court, with the first defendant granted bail. However, the fourth defendant, Hannah Nwaguzor Ify had remained at large.
Following the successful arrest of the fourth defendant by the EFCC, the charge was amended to include both her and the third defendant, Mozann Global Merchant Limited. Consequently, all four defendants were arraigned on the amended charges.
One of the counts reads: "That you, Ajayi Edward Olushola, Hola Jay Nigeria Limited, Mozann Global Merchant Limited and Hannah Nwaguzor Ify, on or about May 15, 2024, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, by false pretence, represented that you had the capacity to supply one million litres of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), and with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of N986,000,000.00 (Nine Hundred and Eighty-Six Million Naira) from Prince Chukwulota Bennett Onuoha for yourselves” and committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1) (a) and 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud related offences Act, 2006.
Another count reads:"That you, Ajayi Edward Olushola, Hola Jay Nigeria Limited, Mozann Global Merchant Limited and Hannah Nwaguzor Ify, sometime in June 2025, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of N84,779,000.00 (Eighty-Four Million, Seven Hundred and Seventy-Nine Thousand Naira), from Irene Abidemi Ifanse for yourselves” and committed an offence contrary to Section 280(1)(a) and 287 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011
The defendants pleaded "not guilty" to all four counts when they were read to them.
Following their plea, prosecution counsel, H. U. Kofarnaisa, prayed the court to remand the fourth defendant in a Correctional centre pending trial.
Justice Fadipe granted the application and ordered that the fourth defendant be remanded in a Correctional centre. The case was thereafter adjourned till July 7, 2026, for commencement of trial.
NNPC Probe: EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture of Private Jet
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 18, 2026, secured a final forfeiture order of a Hawker private Jet 125 before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja over its link to fraud, corruption and money laundering regarding the Maiduguri Emergency Power Project, MEPP.
The aircraft, with model number 800XP, serial number 258553 and registration number 5N-AMK, was forfeited following an application by the EFCC.
Ruling on the application, Justice Nwite held that no sufficient cause was shown by Valiente Jet Limited, a company owned by Abdulsalam Mustapha Kachallah, an interested party, why the aircraft should not be finally forfeited to the Federal Government.
“The interested party has not demonstrated with evidence the lawful origin of the funds used to purchase the aircraft,” the judge held, stressing that the disguised manner through which the aircraft was acquired using the name of a Bureau De Change operator who denied knowledge of the nature of the transaction further lent credence to the unlawfulness of the entire transaction.
The court had earlier granted an interim forfeiture order on November 13, 2025 and directed the Commission to publish the order in a national newspaper for interested parties to show cause why the aircraft should not be permanently forfeited.
Following the publication, a company, Valiente Limited whose owner is Alhaji Abdulsalam Mustapha Kachallah filed affidavits to show cause. The application for final forfeiture was supported by an affidavit deposed to by Aminu Abdullahi, an investigator with the EFCC.
According to the investigator, the Commission received intelligence bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and money laundering involving Kachallah.
Investigation revealed that sometime in 2021, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, awarded contracts under the Maiduguri Emergency Power Project valued at $114,148,155 (One Hundred and Fourteen Million, One Hundred Forty Eight Thousand, One Hundred and Fifty Five Dollars) and ₦23,172,969,904, (Twenty Three Billion, One Hundred and Seventy Two Million, Nine Hundred and Sixty Nine Thousand. Nine Hundred and Four Naira) .
Kachallah, who was then Chairman of the Borno State Rural Electrification Board and a member of the project’s steering committee, used his position and relationship with officials of the NNPCL to engage in illicit dealings connected to the project.
Investigation showed that Kachallah entered into unlawful agreements with China Machinery Engineering Company, CMEC, through companies in which he had substantial interest, and sold privileged bidding information relating to the project in exchange for financial inducements.
The investigation further showed that CMEC was subsequently awarded three contracts under the project valued at $52,120,172 (Fifty Two Million One Hundred and Twenty Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy Two Dollars) and ₦20,213,956,953 (Twenty Billion, Two Hundred and Thirteen Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Six Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty Three Naira).
Part of the contract funds was routed through Afuwa Integrated Services Limited, a Bureau De Change operator, under the false claim that the company was subcontracted by CMEC.
CMEC transferred the sum of $2,070,000 (Two Million, Seventy Thousand Dollars) into the Stanbic IBTC Bank account of Afuwa Integrated Services Limited on Kachallah’s instruction.
Investigation further revealed that forged invoices were prepared in the name of Afuwa Integrated Services Limited to falsely portray that legitimate services had been rendered to CMEC.
The funds were thereafter transferred to a Brazilian account for the purchase of the aircraft from a Brazilian company.
Court Jails Man Nine Years for Money Laundering in Lagos
Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, May 11, 2026, convicted and sentenced Taofeek Daniel Oriola to nine years imprisonment for money laundering.
Oriola was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, on a three-count charge bordering on money laundering and concealment of proceeds of unlawful activities.
Count one reads: “ That you, TAOFEEK DANIEL ORIOLA (Male), adult, sometime in April 2026 in Lagos State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, engaged in the disguise of the true source of a 2014 Range Rover (Supercharged) with VIN No. SALGS3TF7EA180971, which you knew formed part of the proceeds of your unlawful activity derived from fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act.”
Count two reads: “That you, TAOFEEK DANIEL ORIOLA (Male), adult, sometime in April 2026 in Lagos State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, engaged in the disguise of the true source of a five-bedroom apartment with boys’ quarters situated at Ibeju-Agbe, in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State, which you knew formed part of the proceeds of your unlawful activity derived from fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act.”
The defendant pleaded “guilty” to the charges when they are read to him.
Following his plea, prosecution counsel, H.U. Kofarnaiza, reviewed the facts of the case and tendered several exhibits, which were admitted in evidence by the court.
Delivering judgment, Justice Osiagor found the defendant guilty and sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently, with an option of a N200,000 fine on each count.
The judge also ordered him to undertake seven days of community service.
The court further ordered the forfeiture of items recovered from him to the Federal Government of Nigeria, including a 2014 Range Rover (Supercharged) with VIN Number SALGS3TF7EA180971; a five-bedroom apartment with boys’ quarters located at Ibeju-Agbe in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State; a parcel of land measuring 653.479 square metres situated at Ibeju-Agbe in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State and one iPhone 16.
N1.65bn & $2.09m Fraud: Appeal Court Upholds Conviction of Ex- Army General, Umar Mohammed
A three-member panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal, Justice Abba Mohammed, Okon Abang and Eberechi Nyesom have affirmed the conviction and sentence of former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed, for offences bordering on theft and misappropriation of company funds.
In a unanimous ruling, the appellate court dismissed Mohammed’s appeal challenging the authority of the Nigerian Army’s Special Court Martial and the legitimacy of its decision. The Court Martial had on October 10, 2023 convicted him for offences of stealing and criminal misappropriation of funds belonging to NAPL. The court also sentenced him to years of imprisonment and ordered him to refund $2,099,700 and N1.65 billion to the NAPL.
Dissatisfied with the decision of the Court Martial, he approached the appellate court, claiming that the conviction was not supported by credible and sufficient evidence.
Delivering judgment on Monday, the Court of Appeal affirmed the ruling of the Special Court Martial, stressing that it was justified in dismissing the former general’s defence, describing it as inconsistent and unreliable.
The appellate court addressed contradictions in Mohammed’s testimony, particularly his claim that NAPL never operated berthing services, which contradicted documentary records where he indicated that the company actually engaged in such operations. To this end, the Court of Appeal upheld the conviction and sentence imposed by the Special Court Martial on all counts except those related to forgery.
In another development, in August 2025, Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos ordered the final forfeiture of shares valued at more than N5 billion traced to Mohammed and a businessman, Kayode Filani.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had filed an application to the effect that 245,568,137 shares were acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities carried out during Mohammed’s time as head of the army’s property company.
EFCC counsel, Hanatu Kofanaisa, told the court that the EFCC had satisfied all legal conditions required for final forfeiture, including the mandatory publication in newspapers, without any objections being raised. Besides, she further told the court that a Special Court Martial had earlier convicted Mohammed on 14 out of 18 counts bordering on stealing and related offences.
Ruling on the application, Justice Dipeolu held that the EFCC had sufficiently proved its case and ordered that the shares be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government in favour of NAPL.
KofarNaisa, therefore, told the court that the money was reasonably suspected to have been proceeds of unlawful activities.
KofarNaisa also told court that the Commission had published the interim forfeiture order in The Punch newspaper of February 19, 2026 for any interested party to show cause why the final order of forfeiture should not be made in favour of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Justice Bogoro, after listening to the submissions by KofarNaisa , held that “having gone through the motion and attachments, I find the application meritorious and the same is accordingly granted.”
Consequently, the Judge ordered the final forfeiture of the money to the Federal Government of Nigeria in favour of Sterling Bank Plc.
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of N81.1m Stolen from Sterling Bank to FG
Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, March 9, 2026, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N81,108,143.8( Eighty-one Million One Hundred and Eight Thousand One Hundred and Forty-three Naira Eight Kobo) to the Federal Government of Nigeria in favour of Sterling Bank Plc.
The judge gave the order, following a motion on notice filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, through its counsel, Hannatu U. KofarNaisa.
The court had, on October 2, 2025, granted an interim forfeiture order of the fund and also directed the publication of the same in a national newspaper for any interested party to show cause why the money should not be finally forfeited to the Federal Government.
The money was part of the over N2,500,000,000 ( Two Billion Five Hundred Million Naira) stolen by some customers of Sterling Bank and transferred to their own use as well as to the use of some third party beneficiaries, owing to a system glitch experienced by the bank.
Upon receipt of a petition from the bank on July 18, 2022 by the Commission, investigations had led to the identification and tracing of the stolen funds to various accounts, including that of a customer, Sulaiman Kehinde Ojora, who was one of the major beneficiaries of the monumental fraud.
Investigation further revealed that Sulaiman Kehinde Ojora fraudulently concealed the sum of ₦43,000,000 in the account of his friend, Taiwo Oluwaseyi Alawode (Account No. 1233126860), domiciled in Access Bank, and the sum of ₦122,200,009.00 in the account of his wife, Aminat Olatanwa Ojora (Account No. 0072889319), domiciled in Sterling Bank.
Moving the motion for the final forfeiture order on Monday, counsel to the EFCC, H.U. KofarNaisa stated that the application was supported with an affidavit deposed to by Maina Gapani Gyal, an investigator with the EFCC.
In the affidavit, Gyal stated that he was one of the operatives of the Commission assigned to investigate the petition received on July 18, 2022 by the Commission from the bank in respect of the alleged monumental fraud.
Gyal said: “That over N2,500,000,000.00 (Two Billion Five Hundred Million Naira) was stolen by some customers of the bank and converted to their own personal use as well as to the use of some third party beneficiaries.
“The said fraud and unauthorized transfer of funds was due to a system glitch in the bank wherein the over N2,500,000,000.00 (Two Billion Five Hundred Million Naira) was allegedly stolen.
“That the glitch gave customers of the Bank an opportunity using the
PAYATTITUDE Global Ltd banking platform (an e-bank wallet and a payment scheme subscribed by sterling bank PLC), to illegally transfer funds when their Sterling Bank accounts were not funded.”
She said that Gyal, in the affidavit, also stated “That the petitioner alleged that the bank was unable to salvage the total sum of N295.916.201.02 (Two Hundred and Ninety Five Million, Nine Hundred and Sixteen Thousand, Two Hundred and One, Two Kobo) from the said monumental fraud, same having been withdrawn and converted by the Bank customers.
“That the said funds were fraudulently concealed in accounts number 1233126860 belonging to Taiwo Oluwaseyi Alawode domiciled with Access Bank PLC and account number 0072889319 belonging to Aminat Olatanwa Ojora domiciled in Sterling Bank PLC, as highlighted in schedule A to this Application.
“That the bank was able to salvage the total sum of N81,108,143.8
(Eighty One Million One Hundred And Eight Thousand One Hundred And Forty Three Naira Eight Kobo), out of the monumental fraud as highlighted in paragraph 9 above and schedule A to this Application, now sought to be finally forfeited.
“That the Bank was also able to salvage the total of N490,349,000 ( Four Hundred and Ninety Million, Three Hundred and Forty Nine Thousand Vaira) from the Banks' Internal Ledger.”
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