BFI Group’s €100m Fraud Trial Stalls as Defendant Falls Ill

The trial of BFI Group Corporation and seven co-defendants before the FCT High Court in Jabi was abruptly halted on July 14, 2026. The proceedings were interrupted when defendant Ozor Chidi Jerry fell ill during the cross-examination of the prosecution’s first witness, PW1 Babajide Adesanya, according to court records. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is prosecuting BFI Group alongside Reuben M. Jaja, David Femi James, Imeobong Jumbo Udom, Adeolu Edward, Emeka Emmanuel Okorie and Johnson Gabriel (now at large). They face amended five-count charges of conspiring to defraud the Central Bank of Nigeria of over €100 million under the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act. Count one alleges the group induced the CBN by false pretence to confer benefits on BFI Group. Justice M.S. Idris has adjourned the case to October 21 and 22, 2026 for the resumption of cross-examination and further hearing.

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