A Compendium Of 100 High Profile Corruption Cases In Nigeria

 

In Nigeria, corruption is not a side story, it is the main plot. From billion-dollar oil scams to forged certificates and ghost contracts, thenHEDA Compendium of 100 High-Profile Corruption Cases lays bare a grim truth: no institution is untouched, no office too sacred. Governors, ministers, generals, bankers, and even “Mama Boko Haram” appear on the list, accused of looting sums so staggering they could rebuild entire states. Yet, behind every figure lies a deeper wound, hospitals unfunded, schools abandoned, roads left impassable, power projects stalled, water systems dry, and industries starved. This is not just a list of scandals; it is a mirror of a nation struggling to break free from the grip of systemic plunder.

But the question remains: how many of these cases will end in justice, and how many will quietly fade into Nigeria’s endless archive of unfinished trials? 

A COMPENDIUM OF 100 HIGH PROFILE CORRUPTION CASES IN NIGERIA, 2024 - HEDA, 8th Edition

1 Diezani Alison-Madueke: $20bn Fraud

2 Professor Adesanya Iyiola Adelekan, Bola Fasasi and Macmillan Nigeria Publishers: $922m Fraud

3 Abayomi Kukoyi, Kingsley Okpala, Prince Chidi Okpalaeze, & Prince Emmanuel Okpalaeze: €2.556bn Fraud Trial

4 Olu Agunloye: $6bn Mambilla Hydroelectric Plant Fraud

5 Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) & 4 Others: $2.1bn Arms Fund Diversion Trial

6 Sadia Umar-farouk: ₦729bn Account For Payments To Poor Nigerians

7 Ahmed Idris: ₦109bn Fraud

8 Yahaya Bello (Former Kogi State Governor): ₦80.2bn & ₦110bn Fraud

9 Ngozi Juliet Olejeme: ₦1.38bn & $48.5m

10 Saleh Mamman: N33.8 bn Money Laundering Scandal

11 Murtala Nyako & ORS: ₦29bn Fraud

12 Darius Dickson Ishaku & Anor: ₦27bn Fraud

13 Francis Atuche: ₦25.7bn Fraud

14 Emmanuella Eteta Ita: ₦25.7bn Fraud

15 Bashir Yuguda & ORS: ₦23.338bn Fraud

16 Adesola Amosun & ORS: ₦21bn Fraud

17 Abdullahi Adamu: ₦15bn (Diversion of Public Funds)

18 Ali Bello & Daudu Sulaimon: ₦10bn Fraud

19 Major-general Emmanuel Atewe (RTD.), (Ex-Nimasa): ₦8.5bn Fraud

20 Patrick Akpobolokemi (Ex-DG, NIMASA): ₦8.5bn Fraud

21 Senator Stella Oduah: ₦7.9bn

22 Senator Orji Uzor Kalu: ₦7.6bn Money Laundering

23 Abdullahi Umar Ganduje: ₦7.6bn Money Laundering

24 Captain Everest Nnaji & Victor Uadile: $5m Fraud

25 Ayodele Fayose: ₦6.9bn Money Laundering

26 Ismaila Mustapha (Mompha): ₦5.9bn Money Laundering

27 Hadi Abubakar Sirika & ORS: ₦5.8bn Fraud

28 Professor Lawrence Adedibu Ojerinde & ORS: ₦5bn Fraud

29 Chief Cletus Ibeto: ₦4.8bn Fraud

30 Attahiru Bafarawa & Anor: ₦4.6bn Fraud

31 Willie Obiano (Ex-Anambra State Governor): ₦4bn Embezzlement & Money Laundering

32 Bala Inuwa Muhammed & 2 ORS: ₦4bn Fraud

33 Tuoyo Omatsuli & ORS: ₦3.6bn Fraud

34 Winifred Oyo-Ita (Former Head of Service (HOS): ₦3bn Fraud

35 Gabriel Suswam & Anor: ₦3bn fraud

36 Haliru Bello: ₦3bn Money Laundering

37 Ahmadu Umar Fintiri & 1 Other: ₦2.9bn

38 Godwin Emefiele (Forfeiture of Asset): $2.045m

39 Lideal Mines Ltd & Etong Agrotech Nigeria Ltd (Involved in Illegal Mining Activities) – Asset Forfeiture: ₦2.739bn

40 Olakunle Oluomo & ORS: ₦2.5bn Fraud

41 Mamman Nasir Ali & Anor: ₦2.2bn Oil Subsidy Fraud

42 Olugbenga Obadina: ₦2.17bn ONSA Money Laundering Scandal

43 Abdulrasheed Maina: ₦2.1bn Fraud (Asset Forfeiture )

44 Usman Kwakwa, Abubakar Abdullahi Sambo, Emanuel Pada Titus, Harrietta Onormen Okoji, Umar Musa Karaye (management Officers Of The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Corruption Scandal: ₦2bn Corruption Scheme

45 Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu & ORS: ₦2bn Fraud

46 Morufu Adewale, (a.k.a Gbegunleri Adelana), Abayomi Alaska (A.K.A Dauda Usman Alashe), Omitogun Ajayi, Ajisegiri Abiodun, Taiwo Ahmed, Raufu Raheem and Sanlabiu Teslim: £1m Fraud

47 Abdulsalam Saleh Abdulkarim (APC Chieftain): $1.32m Fraud

48 Kayode Odukoya: ₦1.7bn Fraud

49 Abubakar Ali Peters: ₦1.4bn Oil Subsidy Fraud

50 Ismaila Yusuf Atumeyi: ₦1.4bn Money Laundering

51 Okpalugo Ifeoma (Ex-Commisioner of Police) & ORS: ₦1.3bn Fraud

52 Abdulfatah Ahmed & Ademola Banu: ₦1.22bn Fraud

53 Melrose General Services (Bukola Saraki & ORS): ₦1.2bn Paris Club Fraud

54 Abiodun Agbele: ₦1.2bn Corruption

55 Shamsuden Bala Mohammed: ₦1.1bn Fraud

56 Prof Ibrahim Garba And ORS. (Ex-Abu Vice Chancellor): ₦1bn Fraud

57 Farouk Lawan: $500,000 Bribery & Corruption

58 Sule Lamido & ORS: N712m Money Laundering

59 Mukhtar Ramalan Yero (Former Kaduna State Governor): ₦700m Money Laundering

60 Abdu Bulama (Former Minister of Science & Technology): ₦450m Fraud

61 Olisa Metuh: ₦400m

62 Professor Alex Akpa: ₦400m Fraud

63 Adeyemi Ikuforiji & Anor: ₦338.8m Money Laundering

64 Hon. Nicholas Mutu: ₦320m Money Laundering

65 Bello Adoke (Ex- Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) - Malabu Oil Scam: ₦300m Money Laundering

66 Saadu Maiwada & Sani Lawal Bk: ₦289m Fraud

67 Professor Saviour Nathan Agoro & Mr. Perez Friday Lakemfa: ₦285m (Contract Fraud)

68 Prof. Vincent Tenebe (Former Vice Chancellor, Noun): ₦275m Forfeiture of Asset

69 Ikedi Ohakim: ₦270m

70 Suleiman Bulkwang: ₦223.4m Money Laundering

71 Dr. Jurilla Muhammad & Anor: ₦212.381m Fraud

72 Capt. Ezekiel Bala & Uche Obilor: Forfeiture of $16,500 & ₦127m Belonging to NIMASA

73 Umar Isa Gachi: ₦135m (Money Laundering & False Returns)

74 Bature Umar Musari(Ex Director General, Smedan): ₦119.5m Money Laundering

75 Balarabe Hassan & Suraj Oyewepo: ₦114m Fraud

76 Ebisintei Bietoru Awudu, Kumeni Services Limited & Geolev Nigeria Limited: ₦96m (Contract Fraud)

77 Abba Kyari & ORS: Drug Trafficking & $61,400 Bribery

78 Chinedu Roland Okoronkwo C: ₦71.580m (Ponzi Scheme Fraud)

79 Bola Audu: ₦72m (Misappropriation Of Public Funds)

80 Adebayo Adebowale Aderibigbe & Ogundele Mura Yisa-yemi: ₦60.4m (Obtaining By False Pretense)

81 Adebayo Adebowale Aderibigbe & Anor: ₦60.4 m Fraud

82 Fatuyi Yemi Philips - Obtaining by false pretense: ₦43.4m

83 Aisha Alkali Wakil (Mama Boko Haram) & ORS: ₦40m Fraud

84 Honourable Ericbona Ushie: ₦35m Fraud

85 Suleiman Dabo: ₦30m Fraud

86 Alhaji Idris Yahaya: ₦19.9m Fraud

87 Hon. John Dyegh - Abuse of office & Money laundering: ₦18.97m

88 Prof. Ladi Aisha Hamalai: ₦12m (Diversion of Public Fund for Private Gain)

89 Ladi Adebutu: Money Laundering & Corrupt Practices

90 Anthony Hassan: Forfeiture Of Nok University Assets And Other Properties

91 Major-general U.M.Mohammed: Final Forfeiture of Properties Belonging Nigerian Army Properties Limited

92 Prof. Cyril Osim Ndifon: (Abuse of Office & Sexual Harassment)

93 Hauwau Gimbiya Mukthar Abdulkarim: Certificate Forgery

94 Godwin Emefiele (Former CBN Governor): Forfeiture of Properties

95 Ramat Mercy Mba: Forgery of Late Abba Kyari Signature

96 Tiemo Joy Alabogha: Certificate Forgery

97 Quadri Ismail Adeyinka: Passport Fraud

98 Mr Chima Igwe: Certificate Forgery

99 Hisham Imamudeen & 3 ORS

100 Murtala Garo & 6 ORS

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