EFCC witness recounts arrest of two men accused of posing as officials in $700,000 fraud trial

Summary

An EFCC operative testified in an Abuja court about the arrest of two men accused of impersonating commission officials in an alleged $700,000 fraud case.

Highlights

• The defendants, Ojobo Joshua and Aliyu Hashim, are facing charges of impersonation, conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence.
• The EFCC alleges they told former NPA managing director Mohammed Bello-Koko that his tenure was under investigation and demanded $1 million to stop it.
• The prosecution says the amount was later reduced to $700,000.
• The witness said the alleged plan involved claims that the money was needed by EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede and the commission’s director of operations.
• The witness said the case stemmed from intelligence received by the EFCC in 2024.