The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Audu Ishida, also known as Baddie Kylemilli, on charges of internet fraud.
News About Nigeria gathered that Ishida faces a three-count charge of impersonation, retention of proceeds of crime, and money laundering before Justice Hauwa’u Buhari at the Federal High Court in Kaduna State.
Ishida was apprehended in Jos, Plateau State, along with other members of an internet fraud ring, following an intelligence-driven raid by EFCC operatives.
Investigations revealed that Ishida created fake online video content and dating sites to defraud unsuspecting victims.
The EFCC announced the arraignment on its X (formerly known as Twitter) page on Tuesday, stating that Ishida’s actions violated the law and reaffirming the agency’s commitment to prosecuting those involved in internet fraud and other financial crimes.
Further investigations showed Ishida obtained the proceeds of his crime through gift cards, which he traded online using an FSS card app in foreign currency, later converting them to Naira and depositing them into his bank accounts.
The charge against Ishida reads: “That you, Audu Ishida (Baddie Kylemilli), on or about the 2nd of June, 2024, in Jos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, retained the total sum of $50 USD from your victim, which you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act, thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 20(a) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and punishable under Section 20(b) of the same Act.”
Ishida pleaded “not guilty” to the charges.
Prosecution counsel M.E. Eimonye requested a trial date and asked for the defendant to be remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service. Defence counsel Umar Usman did not oppose the request.
Justice Buhari ordered Ishida’s remand in the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Kaduna, and adjourned the case to November 7, 2024, for the commencement of the trial.
