Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court has remanded Ibrahim Nuhu Shuaibu to the custody of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges of N100 million fraud.

Shuaibu is being prosecuted on seven counts of criminal breach of trust, impersonation, and obtaining money by false pretences, totalling N100 million.

He pleaded not guilty to all charges when they were read to him, prompting the prosecuting counsel, M. Lawal, to request a trial date.

Shuaibu’s counsel, AbdulKareem Audu, did not file a bail application.

Justice Khobo subsequently ordered the defendant to be remanded in EFCC custody.

The charges stem from an incident in 2017 when Shuaibu allegedly presented himself to the victim as a Group Executive Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). He promised to help the victim procure over 2,000 litres of petroleum products, for which the victim transferred the agreed cost to Shuaibu’s bank accounts in instalments.

After receiving payment, Shuaibu failed to fulfil his part of the agreement and did not refund the victim’s money.