N450m fraud: Drama as EFCC closes case against ex-minister, 4 others

  • The alleged N450m fraud case against a former Minister of Power, Mohammed Wakil and four others has been closed
  • The EFCC on Wednesday, June 14, closed its case against the former minister in its ongoing trial at the Federal High Court, Maiduguri
  • The commission alleged that the money was part of the $115 million disbursed by a ex-minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke to influence the outcome of the 2015 poll

The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, closed its case against a former Minister of Power, Mohammed Wakil.

The prosecution closed its case against Wakil and four others, before Justice K. Dagat of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri, Borno State, after presenting three witnesses, Channels TV reported.