Halimat Adenike Tejusho, socialite and CEO of Haleems Integrated Services Limited, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N603.4 million fraud.
Tejuosho (who is currently at large) was arraigned alongside Gidado Ibrahim over the alleged fraud linked to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Ibrahim appeared before Justice H. Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on an amended six-count charge related to fraud, obtaining money under false pretenses, and forgery.
The charges state that between August and October 2024, Halimat Adenike Tejusho and Gidado Ibrahim allegedly obtained the sum of N603.4 million from one Oluseye Yomi-Sholoye under the false pretense that they would facilitate her appointment as the group managing director of NNPC.
Ibrahim is also accused of using a forged document from the Presidential Villa State House, Office of the National Security Adviser in furtherance of the fraud.
Ibrahim pleaded not guilty to all six counts. Afterward, prosecution counsel Y. Tarfa requested a trial date and urged the court to remand Ibrahim in a correctional center.
The defense counsel, B. B. Alhaji, mentioned that a bail application had been filed, though not yet ripe for hearing, and requested Ibrahim’s remand in EFCC custody due to health concerns.
The court adjourned the matter to February 17, 2026, for the hearing of the bail application and ordered Ibrahim’s remand at the Kuje Correctional Facility.
