The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed charges against Muhammad Umar before Justice Aisha Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri for allegedly defrauding, Abubakar Kaumi, of ₦4.2 million in a fraudulent real estate transaction.
Umar was charged on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the EFCC on two counts of fraudulent transaction and misappropriation.
The EFCC alleged that Umar collected ₦4.2 million from Kaumi under false pretenses that it was for a plot of land in Bolori Ward Maiduguri — a representation that the EFCC asserted was false.
Umar pleaded not guilty to the counts.
Following the plea, EFCC counsel S.O. Saka then urged the court to set a date for trial proceedings and to also remand the defendant in a correctional center pending the trial.
Justice Ibrahim granted the application, ordered Umar to be remanding Umar and adjourned the case to November 3, 2025, for hearing.