EFCC re-arraigns Bauchi Accountant-General, BDC operator over N1.63bn fraud case

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Bauchi State Accountant General, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja, and an unlicensed Bureau de Change operator, Aliyu Abubakar of Jasfad Resources Enterprises, earlier Justice O. A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja.

The duo were re-arraigned connected Tuesday, 28 April 2026, connected an amended five-count complaint bordering connected the conversion of nationalist funds belonging to the Bauchi State Government and wealth laundering to the tune of N1,635,270,350.9k (One billion, six 100 and thirty-five million, 2 100 and seventy thousand, 3 100 and 50 naira, 9 kobo).

DAILY POST reports that they were earlier arraigned connected April 7, 2025, with Jaja arsenic the archetypal defendant, portion Abubakar was the second.

However, successful the amended charge, marked FHC/ABJCR/101/2025, dated January 5, 2026, and filed connected the aforesaid date, Abubakar, trading nether the sanction of Jasfad Resources Enterprises, became the archetypal suspect and Jaja the second.

Early successful the proceedings, prosecution counsel, Abba Muhammed, SAN, informed the tribunal that the prosecution had filed a 2nd amended complaint and prayed the tribunal for the defendants to instrumentality their plea.

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