The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Muhammad Korimi Abdullahi before the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri over an alleged N186 million criminal breach of trust.
Abdullahi was brought before Justice Maina Lawan on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the EFCC on a six-count charge.
The anti-graft agency alleged that the defendant dishonestly converted funds entrusted to him for safekeeping to his personal use.
One of the counts alleged that Abdullahi received N30 million through an electronic transfer into his bank account on February 14, 2024, but subsequently converted the money for his own use.
The charge was filed under Section 299 of the Borno State Penal Code Law and Other Matters Connected Therewith Law, 2023, and punishable under Section 300 of the same law.
Abdullahi pleaded not guilty to all six counts.
Following his plea, EFCC counsel, N.T. Iko, asked the court to adjourn the case for trial and remand the defendant in a correctional facility.
Justice Lawan granted the request and adjourned the matter until September 7, 2026. The judge also ordered that Abdullahi be remanded at the Maiduguri Maximum Correctional Centre pending further proceedings.
The EFCC alleged that the N186 million was transferred to Abdullahi for safekeeping but was subsequently diverted for personal use.
