EFCC drags ex-Kaduna councillor back to court over alleged N16m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has re-arraigned a erstwhile councillor successful Kaduna South Local Government Area, Theophilus Madami, implicit an alleged N16.08 cardinal fraud, years aft the anti-graft bureau recovered N5 cardinal from the alleged proceeds of the offence.

The improvement was disclosed successful a connection issued by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the EFCC pursuing proceedings earlier Justice A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court connected June 22, 2026.

According to the anti-graft agency, Madami was re-arraigned connected a one-count complaint bordering connected alleged obtaining by mendacious pretence, transgression breach of spot and transgression misappropriation involving N16.08 million.

The committee alleged that the suspect fraudulently obtained 4,020 cartons of pasta products valued astatine N16.08 cardinal from Ibrahim Ringim Haruna, a typical of Pyramid Supplies and Services Limited, nether the assertion that the items had been requested by Kaduna South Local Government Area.

Part of the complaint reads: “That you, Hon. Theophilus Madami, connected oregon astir the 5th time of November, 2018, successful Kaduna, with intent to defraud, obtained 4,020 pasta nutrient products worthy N16,080,000 from 1 Ibrahim...