Faces Of Two Men Dragged To Court By EFCC In Benin Over ₦143m Fraud

The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, arraigned two men in court over an alleged ₦143 million fraud.

The suspects, Kelvin Usiholo and Osaigbovo Aikoriogie, were arraigned before Justice B. O. Quadri of the Federal High Court in Benin City.

They were charged on three counts linked to obtaining ₦143 million under false pretence and money laundering.

Other members of the alleged group are still at large.

The case started after Usiholo, who acted as attorney to Eghosa Aikorogie, submitted a petition through a law firm to the commission.

In the petition, he accused Osaigbovo Aikorogie of collecting large sums of money from Eghosa during a business transaction.

However, during investigation, the commission said it discovered that the source of the ₦143 million was illegal.

According to the findings, both the petitioner and the accused were allegedly part of a network that deceives innocent people, including foreigners, and collects money from them.

After completing its investigation, the anti-graft agency charged the two men to court on three counts of money laundering and obtaining money under false pretence.

The case will continue before the court as the prosecution proceeds with its evidence against the defendants.