The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned three men at an Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, for alleged N44 million fraud.
Aliyu Waziri, Imam Yakubu and Eneikarewajia Gordons, are facing a two-count charge of false pretence and fraud.
Prosecutor Yahai Tarfa saiid committed the offences in December, 2015.
He said the defendants obtained N44 million from Maf Construction Ltd and D207 Construction Ltd, under the false pretence of awarding them contract.
Tarfa named the contract to be the Mass Housing Estate Project, Abuja, of the Nigerian Labour Cooperative Society.
He said the offences contravened Section 8 of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences Act, 2006, and were punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act. Justice Idris Kutigi granted the defendants N5 million bail, with two sureties each in the like sum.
The case till June 7 for hearing.