Court Jails One for False Information in Maiduguri

Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri convicted and sentenced one Abdulrahman Mallam to six months imprisonment. The convict was arraigned on Thursday, April 2, 2026 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one -count charge for the offence of giving false information. The charge read: "That you, Abdulrahman Mallam between the period of 24 October, 2025 to March, 2026 at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, 80, Baba Shehu Laminu Street, Maiduguri, within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court

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Source	EFCC
Collection	Anti-corruption and elections
Kind	Document
Publisher	Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Date	2026-04-02
Type	press-release
Found at	https://www.efcc.gov.ng/news/court-jails-one-for-false-information-in-maiduguri
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Record ID	`efcc:news:13969`

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Court Jails One for False Information in Maiduguri. EFCC, 2026. Vero Archive, record efcc:news:13969.