The Nigeria Police Force, in keeping with its commitment to openness and accountability, charged Abubakar Mohammed Aboki, a Nigerian national who was recently extradited from the United Arab Emirates, with six counts on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in a Federal High Court in Abuja. The charges include criminal breach of trust, obtaining by false pretence, forgery, and money laundering.
It would be recalled that on the 25th of May 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, 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 press release on Thursday, 3rd July 2025, signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, following his arrest, investigations carried out revealed that the suspect had diverted the funds for personal use and issued a forged Bill of Lading to deceive the complainant. Upon his arraignment, the Honourable 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.
Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force in the pursuit of justice and the eradication of transnational criminal networks through strengthened international cooperation and diligent prosecution.
The Force assures the public of diligent investigation and prosecution in criminal cases to strengthen Nigeria’s criminal justice system.
