Fake Spiritualist: EFCC Hands Over Recovered Properties To Fraud Victim

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has handed over three properties, two exotic vehicles and the sum of N1,100,00.00 recovered as proceeds of crime from one fake spiritualist and advance fee fraudster, Fatai Olalere Alli, (a.k.a. Baba Abore, Baba Osun) by the Advance Fee Fraud Section of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the EFCC to a fraud victim, Daniel Babatunde Attiogbe.

The three properties are: a five bedroom duplex with three bedroom bungalow situated at Kasumu village in Odo-ona, Elewe, Ibadan; a bungalow of two set of three bedroom flat 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; one grey- colour Honda Pilot SUV with Chassis number: 2HKY18414H621545 and registration number: LND 696 CK and a Toyota Corolla Saloon with Chassis No. 2T1BU40E49C142502.
EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale said the Ibadan acting zonal director, assistant commander of EFCC, ACE 1 Hauw Garba Ringim made the presentation on behalf of the EFCC chairman in a brief reception at the conference hall of the directorate.

He noted that while handing over documents of the properties and papers of the vehicles to Attiogbe, the EFCC chairman said the recoveries were released to the victim as ordered by the court.

According to him, “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. Also, 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 head on, and stop at nothing to ensure that any fraudulent person besmirching the image of the country through fraudulent activities will be brought to book”.

Meanwhile, Attiogbe has thanked the EFCC after receiving ‘Letter of Release’ and documents of the properties,

for its unequivocal commitment and diligence towards the fight against economic and financial crimes and the professionalism and integrity displayed by officers of the commission while carrying out their official responsibilities.

The recoveries were handed over to the victim following a final forfeiture order by Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan.

Judgment was delivered on November 13, 2024 in a fraud case that began in 2019, wherein Alli was found guilty of conniving with his syndicate and swindled the victim of his legitimate earnings to the tune of over N200million under the pretext of providing spiritual cleansing to counter and erase visions of untimely death of the victim.

Alli was first prosecuted on a 33-count charge but later amended to a one-count charge in the course of the trial. He was convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment and ordered to undertake with the Department of State Services (DSS) that he would be of good behavior without getting involved in any criminal activity again.