The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), on Tuesday, July 1st, 2025, arraigned Abubakar Mohammed Aboki, a Nigerian national who was recently extradited from the United Arab Emirates, before a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on a six-count charge bordering on Criminal Breach of Trust, Obtaining by False Pretence, Forgery, and Money Laundering.
It would be recalled that on May 25, 2025, the Nigeria Police Force released an official statement on the successful extradition of Muhammed Abubakar Aboki on the 23rd of May 2025, following a high-profile transnational fraud case involving the sum of $307,500 USD, in which the suspect allegedly defrauded an international automobile dealer under the guise of facilitating shipment of luxury vehicles from Dubai to Nigeria.
According to a statement from NPF, which was signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, following his arrest, investigations carried out revealed the suspect had diverted the funds for personal use and issued a forged Bill of Lading to deceive the complainant.
Upon his arraignment, the Court ordered the defendant to be remanded at the Nigeria Correctional Service facility in Keffi, Nasarawa State, pending the hearing of his bail application scheduled for 17th July 2025.
