The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Gidado Ibrahim and a second suspect, Halimat Adenike Tejusho, who is currently at large, over an alleged multi-million naira job scam linked to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Ibrahim appeared before Justice H. Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja, facing an amended six-count charge including fraud, obtaining money under false pretence, and forgery, involving a total of N603.4 million.
Prosecution counsel, Y. Tarfa, presented the amended charges and urged the court to allow Ibrahim to enter his plea.
According to the charges, Ibrahim and Tejusho allegedly obtained N603.4 million from Oluseye Yomi-Sholoye between August and October 2024 under the false promise of securing her appointment as NNPC’s Group Managing Director (GMD), a claim they knew was false.
The charges also state that Ibrahim used a forged document titled “Presidential Villa State House, Office of the National Security Adviser” in August 2024, knowing it was fake, which contravenes Sections 366 and 364 of the Penal Code Law.
Ibrahim pleaded not guilty to all six counts. Following his plea, the prosecution requested a trial date and called for his remand in a correctional facility.
Defence counsel, B. B. Alhaji, stated that a bail application had been filed, though it was not yet ready for hearing, and requested that Ibrahim be remanded in EFCC custody due to health concerns.
Justice Muazu adjourned the case to February 17, 2026, for the hearing of the bail application and ordered that Ibrahim be remanded at Kuje Correctional Facility.
