EFCC arraigns Abuja businesswoman over alleged ₦100 million land fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a 50-year-old businesswoman, Zainab Muhammed, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Zuba Division, Abuja, over alleged ₦100 million land fraud.
In a statement on Wednesday, the commission said the suspect was arraigned on Tuesday.
“The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, arraigned a 50-year-old businesswoman, Zainab Muhammed, before Justice Ogbonnaya of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, sitting in Zuba, Abuja, over an alleged ₦100 million land fraud,” the statement read.
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