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By Endurance Enemona Samuel

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of a private jet linked to Abdulsalam Mustapha Kachallah, a former Chairman of the Borno State Rural Electrification Board, to the Federal Government.

The ruling was delivered on Monday following an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which alleged that the aircraft was connected to proceeds of corruption and fraud linked to the Maiduguri Emergency Power Project (MEPP).

Court Rejects Ownership Claim

Presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, held that Valiente Jet Limited — a company owned by Kachallah — failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish the lawful origin of funds used to acquire the aircraft.

The company had appeared in court as an interested party in opposition to the EFCC’s forfeiture application.

EFCC Links Aircraft to Power Project Fraud

According to the EFCC, the private jet was traced to alleged corrupt practices connected to contracts awarded under the Maiduguri Emergency Power Project.

The agency stated that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited awarded power-related contracts worth approximately $114.1 million under the project framework.

The EFCC further alleged that Kachallah, while serving as chairman of the Borno electrification board and a member of the project steering committee, used his position and access to officials to facilitate illicit financial transactions.

Profile of Abdulsalam Kachallah

Abdulsalam Mustapha Kachallah, popularly known as “Bom Boy,” is a politician and engineer from Borno State and the son of the late former governor, Mala Kachallah, who governed the state between 1999 and 2003.

He was appointed in 2021 by Governor Babagana Zulum as Chairman of the Borno State Rural Electrification Board.

Kachallah studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the University of Maiduguri and is affiliated with professional bodies including the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Political Background and Party Movements

In 2019, Kachallah defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) after losing the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council federal constituency election for the House of Representatives.

He later emerged as an aspirant for the same federal constituency seat under the APC and obtained nomination and expression of interest forms ahead of the party’s primary elections.

He was photographed with Governor Babagana Zulum while holding his nomination documents during his political campaign activities.

APC Primary Election Outcome

Before the party primaries, Kachallah reportedly rejected a consensus arrangement backed by some APC stakeholders in Borno State, which was said to favour the incumbent lawmaker Abdulkadir Rahis.

In the primary election held on Saturday, Rahis was declared winner after polling 38,576 votes, defeating Kachallah and other contenders in the constituency race.

Source: https://thebureaujournal.com/2026/05/19/efcc-private-jet-forfeiture-kachallah-borno/

Thieves.....

All of them..

Nigeria is doomed

Take money and provide electricity for your people. You said no. Na private jet be your problem.

These people don cripple Nigeria with stealing

Dogalmighty17:
Take money and provide electricity for your people. You said no. Na private jet be your problem.

I swear, ordinary electricity these bunch of wicked politicians can't give us.

Seyi Tinubu City Boys don get jet

EFCC dey give people wotowoto this days! dem they run rampage and carnage on our immune thieves who derive pleasure on sharing among themselves our common patrimony. Omo e burst my head and sweet me die when I saw the mugshot of former minister of power mr Saleh if not for the fact that Sadiya Umar has to flee she would had stayed close to Saleh enjoying beans and pap in Kuje prison.

Nigeria need to break up ASAP

This one that we don't even know his name also has a private jet

Meaning he pays to constantly maintain the private jet, pays the maintenance and flight crew regularly, pays his parking fees as at when due, among other fees associated with owning a private jet

Na wa o, people get money for this country sha, aside the popular ones we know

NNPC seems to always have a lot of money to throw around... Their projects are always in millions of dollars

And he is still breathing
China comes to my mind no time for delay cut his head off straight

where do they take the jet to, jet fuel is 1650 for crying out loud

Tell me how electricity will be stable? Bunch of criminals..

Yampotatocarrot:
This one that we don't even know his name also has a private jet

Meaning he pays to constantly maintain the private jet, pays the maintenance and flight crew regularly, pays his parking fees as at when due, among other fees associated with owning a private jet

Na wa o, people get money for this country sha, aside the popular ones we know

NNPC seems to always have a lot of money to throw around... Their projects are always in millions of dollars

If you know, you know. If you know, you know.

Editorialtimes:
By Endurance Enemona Samuel



Source: https://thebureaujournal.com/2026/05/19/efcc-private-jet-forfeiture-kachallah-borno/

God bless president Tinubu. May Nigeria succeed.

Ebubeslym:
Thieves.....

All of them..

Nigeria is doomed

No be small. No hope for now.

Please, what's the difference between these people? I mean from APC to PDP, SDP, APP, ACN, LP etc, in terms of corruption what's the difference between Nigerians from north to south?

Dejiskills:
Let's see how this case go end

If he is a loyal member of Oshiomhole’s Assembly of Past Criminals, APC, I see the case ending in a withdrawal of charges.

chisomkachy:
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has withdrawn the alleged money laundering suit it filed at the Federal High Court against Lagos Speaker Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa.

Naija News understands that the anti-graft did not give any particular reason for its application for withdrawal.

Following the application to withdraw, Justice Nicholas Oweibo discharged the ‘lien/Post No Debit’ placed on Obasa’s three accounts in Standard Chartered Bank.

The accounts are (US Dollars) 0001852063; (Current) 0001852056 and (Saving) 5002309624.

The judge also set aside the ex-parte orders he made on September 15, 2020, which led to the freezing of the accounts.

Recall that the court on September 15, 2020, granted an interim order freezing Obasa’s accounts following the EFCC’s application in a suit marked FHC/LCS/1064/2020.

The agency had said it was investigating the Speaker for the alleged offences of conspiracy, diversion of funds, abuse of office and money laundering.

But Justice Oweibo, on August 16, 2023, heard the application to unfreeze the accounts in his chamber.

During the hearing, the EFCC was represented by Mr. Sulaiman I. Sulaiman, while Obasa was represented by Mr. Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN).

The EFCC lawyer told the court that the application to unfreeze the accounts was pursuant to Section 44(2)(K) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Sections 26, 29 and 34 (1) of the EFCC (Establishment) Act, 2004, and under the court’s inherent jurisdiction.

Section 44 of the Constitution concerns constitutional rights to property.

Justice Oweibo held: “It is hereby ordered that an order is hereby granted to the respondent/applicant setting aside the ex-parte orders of this court made on the 15th day of September 2020 upon the ex-parte motion of the Applicant/ Respondent in relation the funds of the Respondent/Applicant domiciled in the accounts stated in the following schedule:

“ACCOUNT NAME, FINANCIAL ACCOUNT INSTITUTIONS, TYPE OF ACCOUNT, 1. Mudasiru Ajayi Obasa, Standard Chartered, (US Dollars) 0001852063 2. Mudasiru Ajayi Obasa, Standard Chartered (Current) 0001852056 3. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, Standard Chartered (Saving) 5002309624.

“Issued at Lagos, under the seal of this Honourable Court and by the hands of the Presiding Judge this 16th day of August 2023.”

https://dailytimesng.com/obasa-efcc-withdraws-suit/

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I’m seeing a reason to vote Tinubu again

But Tinubu himself is messing up big time

Onewazobia:
Please, what's the difference between these people? I mean from APC to PDP, SDP, APP, ACN, LP etc, in terms of corruption what's the difference between Nigerians from north to south?

PDP politicians are less corrupt than the progreThieves of APC.

Why else are we having so much more debt burden now than when PDP gave us cheap petrol, cheap dollars, widespread prosperity, low unemployment etc

APC empty barrel politicians make the loudest noise about fighting corruption, to impress those who have chosen to perish from lack of knowledge and history.

socialmediaman:
The 2018 Rating by Transparency International placed Nigeria at 148th position out of 180 countries. Nigeria was improving over the years under the previous government, until Buhari got elected as president, things became worse.

There is a difference between fact and fiction. We need to face facts, Buhari is worse than GEJ when it comes to fighting corruption, at least that’s what the facts prove.

Most of us believed there was corruption under Goodluck Jonathan’s Government. I agree with those who did, there was corruption, but not as bad as it is today under Mohammadu Buhari.

In 2012, Nigeria was placed at 139th position, In 2014, Nigeria gained 3 steps and was placed at 136th position. Under Buhari, Nigeria has lost many positions down to 148th.

There’s no further proof needed that corruption has worsened under Buhari’s government compared to previous years.

http://saharareporters.com/2018/02/21/transparency-international-ranks-nigeria-148th-worlds-least-corrupt-country

neonly:
And he is still breathing

China comes to my mind no time for delay cut his head off straight

Do you expect the worst leader looter in Aso Rock, to cut off the head of a smaller rogue?

Abi you believe what he said in Brazil about ending corruption in May 2023, when he became president

Hezzyluv:
I swear, ordinary electricity these bunch of wicked politicians can't give us.

You are not up to date on this matter of electricity supply.

All Promises Cancelled, APC has announced that 75% of us have adequate power, as Fashola bragged about before 2015!




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lba6Uf64Ogc?si=hU_1PaJywfPAssaf

From the headline I honestly thought this was about the former Borno State Governor, Mala Kachalla, who is deceased by the way

No difference ooo, but for once let me engage you a person from SE, assuming the person no be Obidient ooo, after 8 days 12 hr band 7 shifts, I no get neither time nor power for Obidients oo.
But if u try me, I go get time.

"Try read the news wella"
EFCC eagle don blind seeing White Lion, Wike, Okowa and co.

This thief was only prosecuted by EFCC because im no gree consensus agreement.
If e for accept, private jet na im portion.
Na 2day im buy the jet?
Jet wey im don balance investment since last year?
Las las EFCC go sell that jet to City Boys movement, na then una eyes go clear.

This is not about LP, ADP, PDP, APC, NDC etc.
Even Peter Obi no fit swear Koran sey im never thief, since from port chairman for Abacha time till Anambra governorship, for someone who was impeached twice

Onewazobia:
Please, what's the difference between these people? I mean from APC to PDP, SDP, APP, ACN, LP etc, in terms of corruption what's the difference between Nigerians from north to south?

Wike is still roaming free

Seems they're only going after northerners. Not against arresting crooks, but it's lopsided.

Just a STATE rural electrification chairman having such wealth to purchase a private jet,something only the likes of mega bucks earning footballers like Messi, Ronaldo,Neymar,Harland etc,can afford.
Imagine the funds that of a federal electrification chairman can embezzle.
It's like they are even printing the money because the amounts being embezzled makes no sense.

The mofo still have the freedom and audacity to contest so he can loot more.

Why is he not in jail?

But wait o, Nigeria is so blessed all-round and rich. Someone headed a state parastatal and was still able to steal enough to buy a jet.

At this rate I want to believe about 95% of Nigeria's money is being looted, if 60% of it could be spent for the benefit of the people while they loot the rest, the country will be a great place to be.

Guy, you are very funny O....these people no dey parking fees for airport o. They no dey even pay flying and landing fees. If you check their dossier with FAAN, na debt upon debt full inside.....thry never wish well for the country cos if country well, all those stealings dem dey do no go dey possible again......

Yampotatocarrot:
This one that we don't even know his name also has a private jet

Meaning he pays to constantly maintain the private jet, pays the maintenance and flight crew regularly, pays his parking fees as at when due, among other fees associated with owning a private jet

Na wa o, people get money for this country sha, aside the popular ones we know

NNPC seems to always have a lot of money to throw around... Their projects are always in millions of dollars

Dogalmighty17:
Take money and provide electricity for your people. You said no. Na private jet be your problem.

They will.still come.out and blame Tinubu for not providing electricity

That's Nigeria for you. Wealth without enterprise. What the hell is a former state parastal head doing with a private jet.