The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained how one Gidado Ibrahim and Halimat Adenike Tejusho, who is now on the run, duped Oluseye Yomi-Sholoye of the sum of N603.4 million under the guise of helping her get appointed as the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
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The alleged fraud was contained in charges filed against the two, who were arraigned before Justice H. Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Monday.
They were arraigned on an amended six-count charge bordering on fraud, obtaining under false pretence, and forgery to the tune of N603,400,000.00 (Six Hundred and Three Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira).
The anti-graft agency alleged that the two defendants forged a document titled “Presidential Villa State House, OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER” to present themselves as genuine for the purpose of swindling Yomi-Sholoye.
They allegedly carried out the fraudulent act between August 2024 and October 2024.
At Monday’s proceedings, prosecution counsel Y. Tarfa drew the attention of the court to the amended six-count charge, urging the court to allow the defendant to take his plea.
Count one of the charges reads: “That you, GIDADO IBRAHIM and HALIMAT ADENIKE TEJUSHO (now at large), between August 2024 and October 2024, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, obtained the sum of N603,400,000.00 (Six Hundred and Three Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira) from OLUSEYE YOMI-SHOLOYE under the false pretence that you would facilitate her appointment as the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”
Count two of the charge reads: “That you, GIDADO IBRAHIM, sometime in August 2024 at Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did use as genuine a forged document titled ‘Presidential Villa State House, OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER’ when you knew or had reason to believe it to be forged, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 366 of the Penal Code Law and punishable under Section 364 of the same Law.”
The defendant pleaded not guilty to all six counts when they were read to him.
In view of his not guilty plea, prosecution counsel Tarfa asked the court for a trial date and remand of the defendant in a correctional facility.
However, counsel to the defendant, B. B. Alhaji, informed the court of his application for bail, adding that although the application was not ripe for hearing, the defendant should be remanded in EFCC custody considering his health status, pending the date for hearing and ruling on the bail application.
Justice Muazu adjourned the matter to February 17, 2026, for hearing of the application while ordering the defendant to be remanded in Kuje Correctional Facility.
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