Two men accused of impersonating officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and demanding $700,000 from Mohammed Bello Koko, former managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), have appeared before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo, Abuja.
The defendants, Ojobo Joshua and Aliyu Hashim, are standing trial before Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie on an amended four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, impersonation and obtaining by false pretence.
At Wednesday’s proceedings, Akeem Lasisi, an EFCC operative and the second prosecution witness, told the court how the suspects were arrested during an undercover operation.
Led in evidence by Elizabeth Alabi, counsel to the EFCC, Lasisi said he headed Team A of the commission’s cybercrime unit in 2024 when he received intelligence that some individuals were impersonating EFCC officials.
“Under the guise of false identity, the defendants approached the former managing
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