EFCC Arraigns Woman Over N42m Fraud

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Chinwendu Fidelia Ohanebo before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged N42,345,000 fraud.

Ohanebo was arraigned on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, before Justice M.A. Lawal on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining under false pretences and stealing by conversion.

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The EFCC alleged that the defendant obtained N42,345,000 from Musa Muhammed Jidda in 2025 under the pretence of supplying 45 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at the rate of N941 per litre.

The commission also accused her of converting the money to her personal use, contrary to relevant provisions of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, and the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

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When the charges were read to her, Ohanebo pleaded guilty to the first count and not guilty to the second count.

Following her plea, prosecution counsel, H.U. Kofarnaisa, requested an adjournment to begin trial on the second count.

Justice Lawal adjourned the matter for review of facts on the first count and commencement of trial on the second count.

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The court subsequently ordered that Ohanebo be remanded in a correctional facility pending the continuation of proceedings.

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