The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Musa Saidu Koki, also identified as Alhaji Baffa, before Justice F. E. Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory, High Court for fraud.
The defendant who is the former managing director of Buffah S. K. & Co Limited was arraigned on Tuesday, on a five-count charge, bordering on advance fee fraud and obtaining under false pretence, to the tune of N108,068,500.00.
The commission disclosed this in a statement shared on its Facebook page on Tuesday night.
The count charge read, “That you, Musa Saidu Koki (a.k.a Alahaji Baffa) being the Managing Director of Buffah S.K. & CO Limited and Buffah S.K. & Co Limited, on or about the 15th of August 2024, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud did obtain the sum of N7,000,000 (Seven Million Naira) from Justice Enenche as agency fee: prior to commencing work on the land, having entered into joint venture partnership with him, under the false pretence that you were the beneficial owner of the land, situated at Plot 526 Cadastral Zone CO4, Guzape, Abuja, a representation which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act.”
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He pleaded not guilty, following which prosecution counsel, F. O. Dibang, asked the court for a trial date and for the court to remand the defendant in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, while the defence counsel, T. Tonye, urged the court to allow the defendant to continue to have his freedom on the terms of the existing EFCC administrative bail.
Though the bail application met opposition from the prosecution counsel, the judge ordered that the defendant remain on administrative bail and directed him to submit copies of his National Identification Number, NIN slip and Bank Verification Number, BVN to the court registrar.
He adjourned the matter till July 29 for the continuation of the trial.