EFCC arraigns Bauchi accountant general, others, reason, details emerge

• The EFCC arraigned Sirajo Muhammad Jaja, Accountant-General of Bauchi State, and others implicit N8.3 cardinal alleged fraud
• Justice O.A. Egwuatu of the the Federal High Court, Abuja, granted bail to the accused, successful the sum of N200 cardinal each with 2 sureties successful similar sum
• Although the proceedings was adjourned to June 17, 2025, but the EFCC opposed their bail applications citing 2 large reasons

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FCT, Abuja - On Monday, April 7, 2025, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arraigned the accountant wide of Bauchi state, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja, earlier Justice O.A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, sitting successful Maitama, Abuja for fraud.

EFCC arraigns Bauchi accountant-general implicit ‘N8.3bn fraud’. Photo credit: @officialEFCC
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On Monday, the EFCC arraigned Jaja alongside Aliyu Abubakar, a bureau de alteration operator, and his company, Jasfad Resources Enterprise.

The defendants were arraigned connected a nine-count complaint bordering connected money laundering, diversion of nationalist funds, and transgression misappropriation of funds to the tune of N8.3 billion.

The arraignment took spot earlier O.A. Egwuatu, a justice astatine the national precocious tribunal successful Abuja.

The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, confirmed this successful a statement shared connected the agency's authoritative website connected Monday.

Others progressive successful the case, who are presently astatine large, see a erstwhile Secretary to the Bauchi State Government, Ibrahim Kashim, the incumbent Secretary to the State Government, Aminu Hammayo, Saleh U. Mohammed and Balarabe Abdullahi.

Bauchi authorities has reacted to the apprehension of the state's accountant-general. Photo credit: Bauchi authorities government
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According to Oyewale, the defendants pleaded not blameworthy to each charges erstwhile they were work to them.

He noted that the prosecution counsel, Abba Mohammed, SAN, requested a proceedings day and urged the tribunal to remand them successful a Correctional Facility, portion defence counsel, Mohammed Ndayako, SAN, representing the archetypal and 2nd defendants, and Chris Uche, SAN, representing the 3rd defendant, moved applications for their bail.

After proceeding the arguments from some sides, Justice Egwuatu granted bail to the defendants successful the sum of N200 cardinal each with 2 sureties successful similar sum.

“The sureties, the tribunal held, indispensable beryllium residents of Abuja, of which 1 indispensable beryllium a national authorities worker not beneath Grade Level 17 and indispensable contiguous grounds of taxation outgo for the past 3 years. The tribunal further held that the defendants indispensable deposit their passports with the tribunal registrar.“Pending the perfection of their bail conditions, the 3rd suspect was released to the Attorney General of Bauchi State, Hassan L. Yakubu, SAN, portion Jaja, the archetypal defendant, was remanded successful Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja,” the connection added.

Oyewale added that the substance was adjourned till June 17, 2025, for the commencement of the trial.

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