“Diverted Funds For Personal Use” — EFCC Arraigns Gambo Mohammed Over Alleged N13.6m Maiduguri Land Fraud

The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one Gambo Mohammed before the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri over an alleged N13.6 million land fraud.

The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement posted on X on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

Mohammed was arraigned before Justice Babagana Shettima on a four-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering and criminal misappropriation involving the sum of N13,650,000.

According to the EFCC, the defendant allegedly obtained the money from one Umar Abubakar in 2025 under the pretext of selling two plots of land located at Dubai Musari Ward, opposite Maimalari Barracks, in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State.

The commission alleged that the representation was false and made with intent to defraud, contrary to the provisions of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.

The EFCC further alleged that after receiving payment for the purported land transaction, Mohammed diverted the funds to his personal use.

When the charges were read to him, the defendant pleaded not guilty.

Following his plea, prosecution counsel, A.D. Abdulmalik, urged the court to fix a date for trial and remand the defendant in a correctional facility pending the determination of the case.

Justice Shettima subsequently adjourned the matter until July 13, 2026, for pre-trial conference.

The court also ordered that the defendant be remanded in the Maiduguri Maximum Correctional Centre pending further proceedings.

Mohammed has not been convicted of the allegations and remains presumed innocent until proven guilty by the court.