No be small matter o! EFCC don carry one Aliyu Bala Umar, wey be staff for Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), plus one Ambrose Idama wey dey work for First Bank, come court for Lafia, Nasarawa State. Dem dey face serious wahala for allegation wey concern N336 million wey dem chop wrongly.
As dem enter court, nine serious charges land for dem body. Na serious one be dat, from fraudulent taking of money to financial cyber fraud matter wey fit make anybody fear. Uwaisu Yusuf, wey be EFCC Prosecuting Counsel, talk say Aliyu don use trick chop the money from one Mallam Ishaku Danladi Abari, wey be retired permanent secretary wey just wan do business to survive.
Na between March and September 2021, this Aliyu guy wey carry waka go hustle, don collect various money wey total N336 million from the retired man. Wetin make matter even worse be say, na because of one fake contract wey he claim say him company, wey dem dey call Bamo Value Integrated Services Limited, secure to supply five million bags of rice to one company wey no even dey exist – United Nations Rescue Services. Na serious gbege!
After dem find out say wetin Aliyu dey talk no gree add up, na him and Ambrose Idrama come wiki join hand to transfer N100,000 from Aliyu account go one other fake company wey dem dey call Prowess Energy Limited. Na wetin dey pain dem be say, this na wetin make dem land for EFCC wahala for court.
Judge, Justice Mobolaji Olubukola Olajuwon, no waste time. E bail Aliyu for N150 million plus two sureties wey get land wey dey worth more than dat amount, all dis na for Abuja or Nasarawa. Ambrose too no miss out, him bail na N100 million with two sureties close to am with land for dem locations too. Na condition be say, sureties must show tax payments for three years, two recent passport photos, plus original document of the land give the court.
As e be, dem go remain for Custodial Centres until dem fit meet all the bail conditions wey court don set. Counsel wey dey represent Aliyu and Ambrose, Ayiwulu Baba Ayiwulu, talk say him dey satisfied with the court ruling and e go sabi work hard to make sure dem fit free Aliyu sharp sharp.
Case don move go second of March 2026 for hearing. Naija, wahala dey everywhere, but we go still dey follow this gist as e dey hot!
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