The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, arraigned the former National Coordinator of Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project, MCRP, North East Development Commission, NEDC, Alhaji Danjuma Mohammed and two others; Prince Achem and Aminu Alhaji (at large) before Justice K. N Ogbonnaya of the Federal Capital Territory Court, Zuba, Abuja for an alleged N2,280,000.00 fraud.
They were arraigned on a 54-count amended charge bordering on conspiracy, false pretence and forgery to the tune of N2.2bn.
The anti-graft agency made this known in a statement shared on its Facebook page on Tuesday night.
At Tuesday’s proceedings, prosecution counsel, Adeola Olarenwaju, informed the court of the charge filed on December 3, 2025 and sought its substitution with the 54 amended -count charge of January 22, 2026, while relying on the proof of evidence attached. The court granted his request.
The count charge read, “That you Alhaji Danjuma Mohammed being the National Coordinator of Multi- Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project, (MCRP) North East Development Commission, Prince Chibuike Echem and Aminu Alhaji (still at large) between May, 2022 and February, 2024 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory conspired amongst yourselves to do an illegal act, to wit; obtaining by pretenses the cumulative sum of (N2,280,000.00, (Two Billion, Two Hundred and Eighty Million) from one Kenneth Ejiofor Ifekudu, the managing director of Diamond Leeds Limited and Diamond Leeds Limited and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud related Offences Act, 2006 and Punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act.
They pleaded not guilty to all the charges when they were read to them.
In view of the defendant’s not guilty plea, Olanrewaju asked for a trial date to enable the prosecution to prove its case and the remand of the defendant at Kuje Correctional Centre pending the determination of the case.
However, counsel to the defendant, Chukwuka Obidike drew the attention of the court to a motion filed for bail.
In response, the prosecution counsel told the court that they will be filing a counter- affidavit in opposition to the said application for bail..
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“My lord, it is true that the defense served us with their motion for bail which is not ripe for hearing. The motion for bail was only served to us yesterday at about 4:30pm which I was only opportune to see this morning and we have reasons to object to this application.
“I pray the court for an opportunity to reply to it” he said.
The judge, while ruling on the matter, stated that “taking into consideration all sundries and in the interest of justice, I will allow the prosecution to reply. The defendants will be remanded at the Suleja Correctional Center pending trial”
The matter was adjourned to March 25, 2026, for trial.