The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Audu Ishida, also known as Baddie Kylemilli, on charges related to internet fraud.
Ishida appeared before Justice Hauwa’u Buhari of the Federal High Court in Kaduna, facing a single charge of impersonation, retention of proceeds of crime, and money laundering.
The charge 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 parts of proceeds of an unlawful act and you thereby committed 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.
Prosecution counsel M.E. Eimonye requested a trial date and that the defendant be remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS).
The defence counsel, Umar Usman, did not object.
Justice Buhari ordered Ishida to be remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Kaduna and adjourned the case until November 7, 2024, for trial commencement.
Ishida’s arrest followed an intelligence-driven raid by EFCC operatives on internet fraud rings in Jos, Plateau State.
Investigations disclosed that Ishida created fake online video content and dating sites to defraud victims.
He reportedly obtained proceeds through gift cards, which he traded online via an FSS card app, converting the funds into Naira and depositing them into his bank account.
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