According to the charges, Shuaibu, also known as Ishaku Abdulrazak, allegedly conspired with Ilya Garba (now deceased) in 2017 to obtain money under false pretence, an offence under the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006. In a separate incident in 2018, Shuaibu allegedly defrauded Faisal Safiyanu of N47,050,000 by falsely claiming to supply petroleum products.
Shuaibu pleaded not guilty to all charges, leading the prosecution counsel, M. Lawal, to request a trial date. The defense counsel, AbdulKareem Audu, did not file for bail, resulting in Justice Khobo ordering Shuaibu’s remand in EFCC custody.
Shuaibu’s prosecution stems from an alleged scheme in 2017 where he falsely presented himself as a Group Executive Director of NNPCL, promising to procure over 2000 litres of petroleum products for a victim who transferred funds to his accounts. Shuaibu failed to deliver the products or refund the money.
