EFCC Charges Two Over Alleged N603m NNPC Appointment Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two individuals over the alleged fraudulent collection of N603.4 million from Oluseye Yomi-Sholoye under the guise of securing her appointment as Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited.
The defendants, Gidado Ibrahim and Halimat Adenike Tejusho—who is currently at large—were brought before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama on Monday. They face an amended six-count charge bordering on fraud and obtaining money by false pretence.
According to the EFCC, the suspects allegedly forged a document bearing the title: ‘Presidential Villa State House, Office of the National Security Adviser’ as part of the scheme.
Ibrahim pleaded not guilty to the charges. Following his plea, prosecution counsel Y. Tarfa requested a trial date and urged the court to remand the defendant in a correctional facility.
However, defence counsel B. B. Alhaji appealed for Ibrahim to be held in EFCC custody on health grounds pending the court’s decision on his bail application.
Justice H. Muazu adjourned the case until February 17, 2026, for hearing of the bail application and ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Facility.
