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 (Two Billion, Two Hundred and Eighty Million Naira) fraud.

They were arraigned on a 54 count amended charge bordering on conspiracy, false pretence and forgery to the tune of N2.2bn.

At Tuesday’s proceedings, prosecution counsel, Adeola Olarenwaju informed the court of the charge filed on December 3, 2025 and sought for its substitution with the 54 amended -count charge of January 22,  while relying on the proof of evidence attached. The court granted his request.

Count one of the charge reads:

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 false 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.

Source; The Nation News