The Nigeria Police through the INTERPOL NCB in Abuja has extradited a Nigerian fugitive, Abubakar Aboki Muhammed, from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Muhammed’s extradition on Friday was subject to an INTERPOL red notice issued by NCB Abuja following an extensive investigation into a case of obtaining money by false pretense, forgery and money laundering.
Force spokesman ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the case originated from a report filed in July 2023 by an Abuja-based international businessman who was defrauded by Muhammed under the guise of being a shipping agent.
Police investigations revealed that Muhammed misrepresented himself to the complainant, securing a contract to facilitate payments and freight of 10 high-end vehicles valued at $307,500.00 from the UAE to
Nigeria via designated registered shipping companies. After establishing trust, Muhammed fraudulently received the full payment through a third-party account at FCMB belonging to a Kano resident which was subsequently used for money laundering activities in Dubai.
Upon receipt of the payment, Muhammed provided the complainant with a forged bill of lading for the vehicles and subsequently became uncontactable.
He was apprehended in Dubai on April 15, 2025, and is in Nigeria to face prosecution at the Federal High Court.
