Alleged N1.6b Money Laundering : Court Rejects Bauchi Accountant General's Application to Travel for Hajj

Justice O.A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, rejected the application filed by Bauchi State Accountant General, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja for permission to travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Muslim pilgrimage, hajj and medical check-up. Jaja is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC alongside the first defendant Aliyu Abubakar, an unlicensed bureau de change operator on amended five-count charge, bordering on conversion of funds, belonging to the Bauchi State Government, and money laundering to the tune of N…

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Source	EFCC
Collection	Anti-corruption and elections
Kind	Document
Publisher	Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Date	2026-05-12
Type	press-release
Found at	https://www.efcc.gov.ng/news/alleged-n16b-money-laundering-court-rejects-bauchi-accountant-generals-application-to-travel-for-haj
Archived copy	Look it up in the Wayback Machine
Record ID	`efcc:news:14051`

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Alleged N1.6b Money Laundering : Court Rejects Bauchi Accountant General's Application to Travel for Hajj. EFCC, 2026. Vero Archive, record efcc:news:14051.