The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Idris Gana Mohammed before Justice A.M. Abdullahi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, over an alleged N6.85 million fraud.
Mohammed was docked on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, on a one-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation and obtaining money by false pretence.
According to the charge, the defendant dishonestly converted the aggregate sum of N6,850,000 between June 10 and June 13, 2026, in Abuja.
The funds were paid to him by Ampatech Nigeria Limited for the purchase of a black Toyota Camry.
The prosecution stated that the offence runs contrary to Section 308 of the Penal Code Law of the FCT and is punishable under Section 309 of the same Act. Upon entering the dock, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Following the plea, prosecution counsel G.G. Gajere requested a date for the commencement of trial. Meanwhile, defence counsel Ibrahim Jibril informed the court that he had filed a formal bail application and also made an oral application for his client’s release.
Justice Abdullahi adjourned the matter to September 24, 2026, for the commencement of trial and ordered that the defendant be remanded in the Kuje Correctional Center pending the hearing of the bail application.
The case stems from a petition filed by Mohammed Ahmed Patigi of Ampatech Nigeria Limited, who alleged that the defendant neither delivered the Toyota Camry nor refunded the money after receiving the payment.