The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned four individuals before the Kaduna State High Court on charges of false declaration of assets.
The defendants, Datau Irimiya Dangyil, Joshua Ayuba Dodo, Lekan Tosin Olatoye, and Caleb Akanmu Kayode were arraigned on separate one-count charges before Justices Amina Bello and A. Isiaka at the Kaduna High Court.
Dodo, Olatoye, and Dangyil appeared before Justice Bello, while Kayode was arraigned before Justice Isiaka. All four defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.
Prosecuting counsel, Moses O. Arumemi, requested trial dates and for the defendants to be remanded in a correctional facility. However, defence counsels Solomon Ologbondiyan and E.B. Abichele appealed for bail on behalf of their clients.
Justice Bello granted bail to Dodo, Olatoye, and Dangyil in the sum of ₦500,000 each, with one surety each in like sum. The sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and provide valid national identity cards as well as recent utility bills covering three months. Their trial was adjourned to October 15, 16, and 23, 2025.
Meanwhile, Justice Isiaka ordered the remand of Kayode in a correctional centre and set July 2, 2025, for the hearing of his bail application.
The EFCC stated that the defendants were apprehended following actionable intelligence, which revealed they were operating an unlicensed school in Minna, Niger State. During the investigation, the suspects allegedly refused to declare their assets as required by the Commission’s Asset Declaration Form.