EFCC re-arraigns Bauchi AG and BDC operator for alleged N1.6bn laundering

The EFCC re-arraigned Sirajo Jaja, the Accountant-General of Bauchi State, and Aliyu Abubakar, a Bureau de Change operator, for alleged N1.63 billion money laundering. Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the five-count charge before Justice Obiora Egwuatu at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Jaja and Abubakar had previously been arraigned in April 2025, but the prosecution filed a second amended charge in January 2026.