Crime

Fake NNPC Director in EFCC Custody Over N100m Fraud

Published

1 year ago

September 9, 2024

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Kaduna Zonal Directorate has charged Ibrahim Shuaibu with fraud before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court in Kaduna.

According to a Monday statement on the EFCC www.X.com handle, Shuaibu is facing seven counts of criminal breach of trust, impersonation, and acquiring N100 million under false pretenses.

Count one of his charges reads, “That you, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak) (M) and lIya Garba (now deceased) sometime in 2017 in Kaduna within the judicial division of this honourable court did conspire between yourselves to do an illegal act, to wit: obtaining money under false pretence and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”

Another reads, “That you, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak)(M) sometime in 2018 at Kaduna within the judicial division of this honourable court, with intent to defraud, obtained the total sum of N47,050,000.00 (Forty-Seven Million and Fifty Thousand Naira) from one Faisal Safiyanu, when you claimed to supply him petroleum products, which pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offenses Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”

When the accusations were read to him, he pleaded “not guilty” to all of them, causing the prosecution lawyer, M. Lawal, to request a trial date from the court. His attorney, AbdulKareem Audu, failed to file a bail application.

Justice Khobo then ordered the defendant to be held in the custody of the EFCC.

Shuaibu’s case began in 2017, when he falsely identified himself as the NNPC’s Group Executive Director and offered to assist his victim in obtaining over 2,000 litres of petroleum products.

The victim then deposited the agreed-upon sum to Shuaibu’s bank accounts in installments.

However, after receiving the funds, Shuaibu failed to deliver the merchandise or refund the victim’s money.

Crime

Reps Seek Regulation of Herbal Drug Production, Use in Nigeria

Published

2 days ago

November 13, 2025

Samson Adeyanju

By Onyeanya Ebere Immaculata

The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the NAFDAC Act to empower the agency to regulate the production, sale, and use of herbal medicines in Nigeria.

Sponsored by Hon. Jesse Onuakalusi (Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency, Lagos), the bill aims to ensure the safety, efficacy, and quality of herbal products while integrating traditional medicine into the formal healthcare system.

Onuakalusi noted that many herbal products are produced under unhygienic conditions without dosage control or safety certification, posing serious health risks.

The amendment seeks to authorise NAFDAC to register and monitor all herbal products and establish a Traditional Medicine Advisory Committee and a Department for Herbal Medicine Regulation.

It also proposes penalties for producing or selling unsafe herbal products and a 12-month transition period for compliance.

The bill received unanimous support and was referred to the relevant committee for further legislative action.

Crime

EFCC Declares Former Minister Timipre Sylva Wanted

Published

5 days ago

November 10, 2025

Samson Adeyanju

By Our Correspondent

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has declared former Petroleum Minister and Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged $14,859,257 fraud.

Sylva is accused of conspiring to dishonestly convert funds provided by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), to Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited for refinery construction.

On November 6, 2025, a Federal High Court in Lagos, presided over by Justice D.I. Dipeolu, issued a warrant for his arrest to ensure he appears before the Commission to answer the charges.

EFCC urged anyone with information on Sylva’s whereabouts to contact its zonal offices, the nearest police station, or other security agencies.

Crime

NDLEA Arrests Grandparents, Seizes 1.5 Tonnes of Cannabis in Edo, Bayelsa

Published

6 days ago

November 9, 2025

Samson Adeyanju

By Adenike Lawal

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested two elderly suspects in Edo and Bayelsa States and seized over 1.5 tonnes of cannabis.

In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said 73-year-old James Ugbedo was arrested inside a cannabis farm in the Igbeshi forest, Etsako East LGA of Edo State, where officers destroyed 1,459.75kg of skunk and recovered an additional 5.6kg ready for sale.

Similarly, 70-year-old Comfort Odudu was apprehended in Onopa, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, with 5kg of cannabis.

The agency also intercepted 769kg of skunk along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, 175,000 opioid pills in Abuja, and 7.6kg of “Loud” on the Okene-Lokoja road.

NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd.), commended the operatives for their efforts and warned drug cartels that the agency will sustain its crackdown on traffickers nationwide.