EFCC jails one, arraigns another over N1.25m Indomie fraud in Borno

Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting successful Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced 1 Abdulrahman Mallam to six months imprisonment for giving mendacious accusation to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

According to the connection by EFCC, Mallam was arraigned connected Thursday, April 2, 2026, by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the EFCC connected a one-count complaint bordering connected providing mendacious information.

The complaint read: “That you, Abdulrahman Mallam betwixt the play of 24 October, 2025 to March, 2026 astatine the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, 80, Baba Shehu Laminu Street, Maiduguri, wrong the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did marque written statements to Alex Mbu Anjor and Sadiq Danjuma Junior, officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to wit: “I introduced myself to slope fraud conception arsenic a civilian servant with Ministry of Youth and Sport Poverty Alleviation Borno State…. I was already retired erstwhile I basal arsenic surety…” which connection you knew to beryllium mendacious and you thereby committed an offence contrary to conception 39(2)(a) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commis...