Crimes commission arraigns ‘Femi Adesina’ over alleged fraud of N30million

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned fake ‘Femi Adesina’ over alleged fraud of sum  of N30million collected  from a South Korean National, Keun Sig Kim

Penpushing reports that the accused, a self style herbalist, Alfa Jamiu Isiaka allegedly impersonated  the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina to commit  the crime.

The Head of Media and Publicity of the agency, Wilson Uwujaren  in a statement said the accused who also impersonated  a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Maikanti Baru was arraigned on December 15, Kwara State High Court in Ilorin.

‘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’.

Penpushing further reports that, 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 statement reads.

The agency spokesman said,the Ilorin Zonal Office of the commission 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.

Penpushing also reports that, Uwujuran said, the court, however turned down his bail application and ordered his remand at the Nigerian Correctional Centre,  Mandala,adding that in  the course of trial, the commission presented witnesses and tendered various documents which were admitted in evidence by the court.

The statement said, consequently,  the prosecution closed its case, setting the stage for the defendant to open its defence, adding that the commission, however, 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, stressing that, 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”, Uwujaren stated

Penpushing reports that, the statement said, a witness, Dare Folarin while testifying, narrated how intelligence received shortly after the commission closed its case led to new discoveries on the matter.

The agency said, the witness told the court that, 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 establish 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.

Penpushing further reports that, Uwujaren in the statement said, pictures of the said house were tendered and admitted as exhibits by the court, adding that Justice Abdulgafar  thereafter adjourned until January  21, 2021 for the defendant to open its defence.

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