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APC candidate Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar petitioned to overturn the March 2023 Bauchi governorship election result, alleging that electoral documents were not properly filled and that INEC officials engaged in unprofessional conduct.

The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal for lacking merit, affirming Bala Mohammed's election with 525,280 votes. The Election Petitions Tribunal and Court of Appeal had earlier reached the same conclusion, with the Appeal Court noting that the petitioner failed to specify polling units or prove how incorrectly filled forms impacted the results.

The EFCC arraigned Bauchi State Accountant-General Sirajo Mohammed, BDC operator Aliyu Abubakar, and PoS operator Sunusi Ibrahim Sambo on charges of money laundering, diversion of public funds, and criminal misappropriation involving N70 billion, with N59 billion allegedly withdrawn through state accounts.

All defendants pleaded not guilty. The trial was ongoing as of mid-2026. Governor Mohammed was named as a subject of the broader investigation but has not been personally arraigned due to constitutional immunity. The governor claimed the investigation was a political witch-hunt by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike.

The EFCC arraigned Finance Commissioner Dr. Yakubu Adamu and co-defendants on charges of terrorism financing and N4.6 billion money laundering. The charge sheet allegedly mentioned Governor Bala Mohammed in connection with the release of $2.3 million to finance terrorist activities.

The Federal High Court denied bail to Adamu and his co-defendants on January 5, 2026. The trial was ongoing. The governor publicly defended his commissioner, attributing the prosecution to political persecution by Nyesom Wike and the APC-led federal government.