The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has handed over three properties, two exotic vehicles and the sum of N1.1 million recovered as proceeds of crime from a fake spiritualist and advance payment fraudster, Fatai Olalere Alli, (also known as Baba Abore, Baba Osun) by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the EFCC to a fraud victim, Daniel Babatunde Attiogbe.
The three properties include a five-bedroom duplex with a three-bedroom bungalow situated at Kasumu village in Odo-ona, Elewe, Ibadan; a two-set three-bedroom apartment bungalow situated at Plot 182, Block D, Lapiti Layout, Akanran Road, Amuko in Ibadan, and a three-bedroom bungalow situated at Idi Ayunre Village, Oluyole Local Government Area, Ibadan.
Others are a gray Honda Pilot SUV with chassis number 2HKY18414H621545 and registration number LND 696 CK, and a Toyota Corolla Saloon with chassis number 2T1BU40E49C142502.
The Acting Ibadan Zonal Director, EFCC Deputy Commander, ACE 1 Hauw Garba Ringim, made the presentation on behalf of the anti-graft agency chairman at a brief reception at the Directorate Conference Room.
While handing over the property documents and vehicle papers to Attiogbe, Olukoyede said the recoveries were handed over to the victim as ordered by the court.
“Obeying court orders is mandatory and as an agency of the Federal Government we know the importance and that is what we are doing here today.
“This is an indication that the EFCC carries out its activities within the ambit of the law. Furthermore, this is to reassure Nigerians of the Commission’s commitment to transparency and accountability.
“I want to assure you that the EFCC will continue to combat economic and financial crimes frontally and will stop at nothing to ensure that any fraudulent person tarnishing the image of the country through fraudulent activities is prosecuted,” he said.
Receiving the ‘Letter of Release’ and documents of the properties, Attiogbe thanked the EFCC for its unequivocal commitment and diligence in the fight against economic and financial crimes and the professionalism and integrity displayed by the officials of the Commission in the discharge of their official responsibilities.
“I sincerely want to thank the EFCC, especially the Ibadan zonal office, for their unwavering commitment to the fight against corruption. I almost gave up, but the EFCC rekindled my hope, after I submitted my petition and here we are today,” he said.
The recoveries were handed over to the victim following a final confiscation order issued by Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, according to EFCC.
The EFCC explained that the judgment was handed down on November 13, 2024 in a fraud case that began in 2019, in which Alli was found guilty of colluding with his syndicate and defrauding the victim of his legitimate earnings to the tune of over N200 million under the guise of providing spiritual cleansing to counteract and erase visions of untimely death from the victim.
The anti-graft agency said Alli was first prosecuted on a thirty-three-count charge, but was later amended to a single-count charge in the course of the trial.
He added that he was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison and was ordered to give an undertaking to the Department of State Services, DSS, that he would be of good behavior and not engage in any criminal activity again.