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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a man, Auwal Ibrahim, before a Nigerian High Court over allegations that he impersonated social media influencer Adekunle Tunde Olaoluwa, popularly known as Tunde Ednut, to defraud members of the public of more than N5.3 million.
Ibrahim was arraigned before Justice M.A. Madugu on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy, impersonation and obtaining by false pretence.
According to the EFCC, the defendant allegedly conspired with one Malam Yahaya Babangida, who is currently at large, to impersonate Tunde Ednut between April 21 and April 28, 2026.
The anti-graft agency alleged that the duo opened a bank account in the influencer’s name and used it to obtain N5,307,000 from unsuspecting victims.
The second charge reads: “That you Auwal Ibrahim and Malam Yahaya Babangida (now at large), between the 21st day of April, 2026 and 28th day of April, 2026 at Abuja… did impersonate one Adekunle Tunde Olaoluwa (popularly known as Tunde Ednut) and in that assumed character opened an account in the name of the said Adekunle Tunde Olaoluwa in Access Bank PLC… and did obtain a total sum of N5,307,000 from unsuspecting members of the public.”
The EFCC said the alleged offences contravened provisions of the Penal Code.
Ibrahim pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Following his plea, prosecuting counsel Elizabeth Alabi urged the court to fix a trial date and remand the defendant in a correctional facility.
“Having pleaded not guilty, we shall be asking for a date to come and prove our case and we shall urge the court to remand the defendant in a Correctional Centre,” she said.
Defence counsel M.M. Bali told the court that he had not yet filed a bail application and requested a short adjournment to enable him do so.
Justice Madugu subsequently ordered that Ibrahim be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre and adjourned the matter until July 27 for the hearing of his bail application.
The EFCC said the alleged accomplice, Malam Yahaya Babangida, remains at large.
EFCC Arraigns Man for Alleged N5m Fraud in Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, 20 July 2026, arraigned one Auwal Ibrahim before Justice M.A. Madugu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Bwari, Abuja, for alleged fraud.
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