How Alfa who Impersonated Femi Adesina, GMD NNPC, Built Houses in Ilorin- Witness
The trial of a self-styled herbalist, Alfa Jamiu Isiaka, who allegedly impersonated the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina...
...and a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Maikanti Baru, to defraud a South Korean National, Keun Sig Kim to the tune of N30million, resumed on December 15, 2020...
...with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, recalling its star witness, Dare Folarin.
The 31-year-old Alfa, while parading as senior government official deceived the foreign national to collect various sums of money to the tune of N30million under the pretext of securing for him an NNPC approval/ marketing form and license certificate to buy crude oil in Nigeria.
In the course of interrogation, Alfa Jamiu claimed that he used the money to conduct sacrifice for the petitioner. According to him, part of the money was used to buy vulture, elephant skin, elephant intestine, skull of a lion and liver of gorilla.
The Ilorin Zonal Office of the EFCC had on June 14, 2019 arraigned Alfa Jamiu on a four-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, impersonation and forgery of documents before Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin.
The court, however turned down his bail application and ordered his remand at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Mandala.
In the course of trial, the EFCC presented witnesses and tendered various documents which were admitted in evidence by the court.
Consequently, the prosecution closed its case, setting the stage for the defendant to open its defence.
However, the Commission received fresh intelligence on the matter, which led to new discoveries. Hence, the prosecution sought leave of the Court to tender in evidence records of its new findings. The application was graciously granted by the court.
At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, counsel to the EFCC, O. B Akinsola said : "My Lord, you will recall that this court had earlier granted our application to recall the officer who investigated this case. The witness is in court, ready to testify."
Testifying, the witness, Dare Folarin, narrated how intelligence received shortly after the Commission closed its case led to new discoveries on the matter.
According to him, further investigations on the intelligence received revealed that the defendant, among other things used part of the money he fraudulently collected from Keun Sig Kim to acquire properties in Ilorin.
"My Lord, after the Commission closed its case, based on intelligence reports, we discovered a mighty residential building built by the defendant, Jamiu Isiaka, at Oke-Fomo area of Ilorin.
"We were able to established that Alfa Jamiu is the original owner of the said property. Part of the money he collected from a South Korean National, Keun Sig Kim was used to build the house", Folarin stated.
Pictures of the said house were tendered and admitted as exhibits by the court.
Thereafter, Justice Abdulgafar adjourned until January 21, 2021 for the defendant to open its defence.
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EFCC Arrests Varsity Student for N850,000 Investment Scam
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Office, have arrested an undergraduate: Nnamdi Henry Chimezulem a.k.a. Dessey Marvel...
...for running a phony investment scheme and in the process, defrauding his victims a sum of N850,000 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira only).
He was arrested December 3, at Omuoda Lane, Aluu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State based on the claims of a petitioner alleging his fraudulent dealings through his firm: Skyworld Investment Limited.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday, December 12, 2020, emerged best cybercrime Prevention agency in Nigeria at the second Security and Emergency Management Award (SAEMA).
The accolade was earned by the Ibadan zonal office of the EFCC which was recognized for its zeal in combating cybercrimes.
Receiving the award on behalf of the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mohammad Abba Umar, Head of the Ibadan Zonal Office, Kanu Idagu, thanked the organisers for recorgnizing the work of the Commission.
Lawyer, Four Others Arraigned for Investment Fraud in Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 arraigned Adesile Obasa, a lawyer; Temitope Akintunde, Fasuhanmi Omotayo, Batom Golden Links Service Ltd...
...and Mekash Intergrated Ventures Limited before Justice Omolara Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court 12, Ibadan on 11-count charge, bordering on conspiracy, forgery, and obtaining money under false pretence.
One of the charge reads: "That you, Temitope Akintunde, Adesile Obasa, Fasunhanmi Omotayo, Batom Golden Links Service limited and Mekash intergrated ventures limited on or about May, 2017 at Ibadan within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court with intent to defraud...
Again, Defence Counsel’s Illness Forces Adjournment of Ex- Niger Gov, Babangida Aliyu’s Trial Till Jan 20
Justice Mikail Aliyu of the Niger State High Court has on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 adjourned for definite hearing the trial of former Niger State Governor, Muazu Babangida Aliyu, Tanko Beji and Umar Muhammed Nasko.
Aliyu, Umar Nasko, his former Chief of Staff and Tanko Beji, are facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crisis Commission, EFCC, on amended seven-count charge of money laundering and criminal breach of trust to the tune of over N2billion.
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a misinformation trending on the social media of a Scam Alert which purportedly emanated from EFCC Help Desk Headquarters, Jabi-Abuja.
For the avoidance of doubt, EFCC has no such desk and any information which supposedly emanated from the said EFCC HELP DESK, did not originate from the EFCC.
The use of EFCC by the authors of the Scam Alert smacks of sinister motives and it is important that the public is put on notice as the Commission will not be responsible for anyone becoming a victim of what is obviously a scam.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and Department of State Services, DSS, have pledged to deepen collaboration in a bid to fight all manners of graft in Nigeria.
The two agencies also agreed to strengthen support towards achieving the common objective of national safety and security.
The Ilorin Zonal Head of the EFCC, Oseni Oluwasina Kazeem, disclosed this on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 while playing host to the State Director, DSS, Patrick Ikenweine, at the Commission's Office, Ilorin.