Nigerian Lawmaker Finally Surrenders After Court Declared Him Wanted
- Adamu Aliyu, a serving member of the Plateau state house of assembly, has finally surrendered himself
- Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) are interrogating Hon Aliyu for alleged fraud
- The Nigerian lawmaker was earlier declared wanted by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court
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FCT, Abuja - Adamu Aliyu, representing Jos North-North constituency in the Plateau state house of assembly, has finally surrendered himself to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday, September 15, 2025.
Hon Aliyu surrendered himself days after Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court declared him wanted at the request of the ICPC.
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The lawmaker is currently being interrogated at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
Justice Nwite issued the order after ICPC accused the Hon Aliyu of consistently ignoring invitations to answer questions on fraud allegations.
As reported by Premium Times, court findings showed that a businessman, Mohammed Jidda, filed a petition accusing Aliyu of swindling him.
The lawmaker allegedly scammed the businessman under the guise of facilitating a Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) contract at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) worth N850 million.
According to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the lawmaker and businessman, Jidda was to pay about N73.6 million should he be awarded the contract.
The payment included N52 million to be paid to a company, Imanal Concept Ltd, purportedly as a facilitation fee.
The lawmaker allegedly gave Jidda a forged contract award letter for the construction of an indoor sports hall at UNIJOS valued at N500 million.
The investigators said Jidda, after receiving the forged contract letter, transferred the agreed sum into the two bank accounts provided.
One of the accounts was the lawmaker’s personal account at Guaranty Trust Bank, and another belonged to Imanal Concept Ltd at Zenith Bank.
Jidda found out the lawmaker had scammed him after the federal university denied issuing such a contract.
UNIJOS took the matter further by writing to the ICPC that the award letter was a forgery.
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ICPC re-arraigns professor over fake degree
Recall that Professor Godwin Igbinoba faced a fresh arraignment by ICPC for allegedly operating illegal degree-awarding schemes and forging a NYSC exemption certificate.
The accused pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud and forgery, with the case adjourned to May 19 after maintaining his earlier bail conditions.
The trial highlights Nigeria’s ongoing battle against diploma mills, following the recent exposure of thousands with fake degrees from foreign institutions.
AGF announces amount EFCC, ICPC recovered
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Attorney General Lateef Fagbemi denied claims that Nigeria recovered $967.5 billion in stolen funds, clarifying that the actual figure recovered was $105.9 million.
In 2024, the EFCC recovered over N248 billion, $105 million, and 753 housing units, while the ICPC recovered N29.685 billion and nearly $1 million in assets.
Fagbemi urged the media to correct false reports and highlighted that recovered funds have supported major infrastructure, healthcare, renewable energy, and anti-corruption initiatives.
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