EFCC arraigns Gidado Ibrahim over N603m job scam

EFCC arraigns Gidado Ibrahim over N603m job scam; defendant pleads not guilty to six-count fraud and forgery charges in Abuja High Court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Gidado Ibrahim and Halimat Adenike Tejuosho (at large) before Justice H. Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, February 9, 2026, over an alleged N603.4 million job scam.

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The defendants face an amended six-count charge, including fraud, obtaining money under false pretence, and forgery.

The indictment alleges that between August and October 2024, Gidado Ibrahim and Halimat Adenike Tejuosho defrauded OLUSEYE YOMI-SHOLOYE, a Lagos-based General Overseer and former employee of Texaco and Chevron, by falsely promising her appointment as Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Prosecution counsel Y. Tarfa drew the court’s attention to the amended six-count charge and urged that the defendant be allowed to take his plea.

Count one accuses the defendants of obtaining N603,400,000 under false pretences, contrary to Section 1(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.

Count two alleges that Gidado Ibrahim knowingly used a forged document titled “Presidential Villa State House, Office of the National Security Adviser,” in violation of Sections 364 and 366 of the Penal Code Law.

Gidado Ibrahim pleaded not guilty to all six counts.

The prosecution requested a trial date and that the defendant be remanded in a correctional facility.

Defence counsel B.B. Alhaji filed a bail application, noting that although not yet ripe for hearing, the defendant should remain in EFCC custody due to health considerations until the bail hearing.

Justice Muazu adjourned the case to February 17, 2026, for the hearing of the bail application and ordered Gidado Ibrahim to be remanded in Kuje Correctional Facility.

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The arraignment highlights the EFCC’s continued efforts to combat high-value fraud and protect victims, reinforcing the agency’s role in Nigeria’s fight against economic crimes.

Mariam Balogun