Alleged N1.09bn contract fraud: EFCC arraigns self-styled native doctor, wife in Ekiti

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a self-acclaimed autochthonal doctor, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo, and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola, earlier the Federal High Court successful Ado-Ekiti implicit an alleged N1.098 cardinal declaration fraud.

The mates were brought earlier Justice Abubakar Usman connected a six-count complaint bordering connected obtaining wealth by mendacious pretence and retention of proceeds of crime.

The prosecution, led by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, accused the defendants of offences contrary to Section 17(a) of the EFCC (Establishment) Act, 2004.

In a connection issued by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the anti-graft bureau said the suspects were arrested pursuing a petition submitted by a widow, Anazia Colina Kenechukwu, who owns a backstage schoolhouse successful Delta State.

According to the petitioner, Taiwo allegedly approached her with a connection to concern the execution of a roadworthy operation declaration helium claimed had been awarded to him by the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC.

She alleged that based connected the representation, she paid important sums of wealth into an relationship belonging to Taiwo.