₦125m Fraud: Ex-Reps Issued 14 Dud Cheques — Witness
The first prosecution witness, Mustapha Usman, on Monday told a Federal High Court in Abuja that a former member of the House of Representatives, Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi, issued him 14 dud cheques valued at ₦125 million.
Testifying before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, Usman said he encountered Gebi through a former lawmaker, Hajiya Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, who facilitated a friendly loan of ₦125 million to the defendant in 2011.
According to the witness, Gebi signed an undertaking to repay the loan within 60 days without interest but failed to do so at maturity. He said Gebi later issued 14 cheques—some from his personal account and others from Craft Technology Ltd—in favour of his company, Musty Petroleum Limited.
Usman told the court that when the cheques were presented at UBA, they were returned unpaid due to insufficient funds. He said repeated demands for repayment yielded only promises, prompting him to petition the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
He added that after the EFCC petition, Gebi began making part payments, including ₦20 million, ₦34 million and subsequent instalments, with the final outstanding sum of ₦10.5 million allegedly paid after the last court sitting in December 2025.
The prosecution tendered the letter of undertaking, the 14 cheques and the EFCC petition as exhibits, all of which were admitted by the court.
Justice Onwuegbuzie adjourned the matter to January 21, 2026 for continuation of trial.
