Nigeria: N18 Million Land Scam - EFCC Arraigns Audu's Son

27 February 2013

Abuja — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Tuesday arraigned the son of former Governor of Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu, Mustapha Audu; his wife, Zahrah, alongside their company, Constructor Guild Limited before Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar of an Abuja High Court, Maitama, Abuja for obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of N18 million.

One of the charges against the accused persons read: "That you Mustapha Audu, Zahra M. Audu in your capacity as Directors of Constructors Guild Limited and Constructors Guild Limited on or about the January 7, 2010, in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court obtained the sum of N3 million from one Nike Kolawole, under the pretence of helping her to get a four bedroom townhouse at Ruskin Terrace situated at Katampe Extension Abuja which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3)of the same act."

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