The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Monday, July 7, 2025, arraigned Abel Egerton Sokari, Nkiruka Chukwuma, and Zakah Global Investment Limited before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.
The defendants were docked on a six-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, possession of fraudulent documents, and forgery to the tune of Forty-Nine Million Euros (€49,000,000).
The EFCC alleged that the defendants conspired to defraud unsuspecting victims under the guise of securing a high-value investment deal, using falsified documents to mislead and obtain funds.
They pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Justice Dada adjourned the case to a later date for hearing of the bail application and commencement of trial.
Meanwhile, the defendants were remanded in EFCC custody.