Bauchi Finance Commissioner, three others remanded in Kuje Prison over $9.7m terrorism financing allegations
EFCC
Abdullateef Fowewe
A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, alongside three co-defendants—Balarabe Abdullahi Ilelah, Aminu Mohammed Bose, and Kabiru Yahaya Mohammed—in Kuje Correctional Centre pending a bail ruling today.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the quartet on December 31, 2025, accusing them of terrorism financing totaling about $9.7 million.
Prosecutors claim the defendants conspired between January and May 2024 to divert state funds, including handing over roughly $2.3 million in cash to Miyetti Allah leader Bello Bodejo and associates for alleged terrorist activities.
Further charges detail the concealment and conversion of $6.95 million in cash outside financial institutions, breaching the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act.
All four pleaded not guilty during the proceedings.
Their counsel, Gordy Uche (SAN), sought liberal bail, arguing Adamu’s detention disrupts salary payments for over 60,000 Bauchi State workers.
The EFCC countered with a counter-affidavit, highlighting flight risks and ongoing probes.
Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the matter for a bail decision while ordering continued custody.
Notably, Adamu faces a separate N4.65 billion money laundering case; he secured N500 million bail on January 2 but remains detained due to this overlapping order.
