The couple was charged with alleged land fraud in Kaduna

The Directorate of Zonal Kaduna from the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, July 3, 2025, charged a partner, Aisha Musa and Farouk Anas before Chief Justice A. Isyaka from the Kaduna State High Court, sat in Kaduna because of alleged land fraud.

They were charged with accusations of two counts bordering conspiracy, cost fraud in advance and earning money with fake pretense with the N10 million tone.

Count Two of the Charge Reads: “That you aisha Musa Hamisu and Farouk Anas on or about the 17th of February, 2020 in Kaduna, Within the Judicial Division of this Honuurable Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of n10,000,000.00 (ten million naira) False pretence that, you bought and possessed the Farmland/Property Situted at Birni Yero Along Kaduna-Zaria Expressway, Kaduna State, who pretensely you know wrong and thus commit violations that are contrary to part 1 (1) (a) from the cost of face costs and the violation of other frauds related

Also read: World Bank Appoint Mathew Verghis as Director of Nigerian State

They claimed to be “innocent” on the accusation, following the prosecutor’s advisor Mo Arumemi asked the court for the date of the trial and that the defendants be returned in the prison of Nigerian correctional services, while the legal advisor, Frank Akhareghemen, prayed that the court would guarantee the defendants.

Judge Isyaka after listening to the two advice, postponed this case until July 24, 2025 to decide the guarantee application and ordered the detention of the couple in prisoners of Nigerian correctional services.

The couple’s road to prison began with a petition by one of Aysha Ahmed & Co on behalf of Hajiya Adama Maina, accused that the defendants cheated on claiming a property inherited by the applicant from her late husband and sold the same things as one step for the buyer.