The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, filed a fresh charge against the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and others for alleged terrorism financing to the tune of $9.7 million.
The commission will arraign Adamu, alongside Balarabe Abdullahi Ilelah, Aminu Mohammed Bose and Kabiru Yahaya Mohammed, on a 10-count charge of terrorism financing at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday.
The EFCC’s lawyer, Samuel Chime, had earlier prayed the court to allow Adamu and his co-defendants to take their plea on Tuesday when the sister case was heard.
But Justice Emeka Justice Nwite fixed Wednesday for their arraignment.
The judge held that the charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/705/2025 dated and filed December 30 by Chime, was not in the court file.
In count one, the EFCC alleged that Adamu, Sirajo Jaja (while being Accountant-General of Bauchi State, now at large}, Samaila Irmiya Liman (now at large}, Balarabe Ilelah, Aminu Bose and Kabiru Mohammed (all being civil servants and signatories to Bauchi State Government’s accounts committed the offence between January 2024 and May 2024.
The commission added that the defendants conspired to provide funds in the aggregate sum of $2.3 million in cash for the benefit of Bello Bodejo and persons associated with him, pursuant to approvals granted by Governor Bala Mohammed.
Bodejo is the President of the Miyettti Allah Kautal Hore.
The said funds were alleged to be used, in whole or in part, to finance a terrorist group.
The offence is contrary to Section 26(1) and punishable under Section 21(2)(a) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
Justice Nwite, in the earlier charge which bordered on alleged N4.6 billion money laundering, had ordered the remand of Adamu in EFCC’s facility pending his arraignment alongside his co-defendants on Wednesday.
