EFCC Arraigns Content Creator For Internet Fraud In Jos

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought charges against Audu Ishida, known as Baddie Kylemilli, for alleged internet fraud.

Ishida, who claims to be a content creator, is accused of impersonation, retaining the proceeds of crime, and money laundering.

Naija News reports that the EFCC announced on its X page on Tuesday that Ishida is facing these charges before Justice Hauwa’u Buhari at the Federal High Court in Kaduna State.

Ishida was apprehended along with other suspected internet fraudsters in Jos, Plateau State, during an intelligence-driven operation by the EFCC’s Kaduna Zonal Command.

According to the EFCC, investigations revealed that Ishida created fraudulent online video content and dating sites to scam unsuspecting individuals.

He allegedly obtained proceeds through gift cards, which he traded online using an FSS card app. The foreign currency was then converted into Naira and deposited into his bank accounts.

The charge against Ishida states: “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 charge.

Prosecutor M.E. Eimonye requested a trial date and asked that Ishida be remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service. Defense lawyer Umar Usman did not oppose this request.

Justice Buhari ordered Ishida’s detention at the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Kaduna and scheduled the trial to begin on November 7, 2024.