Court Orders Remand Of Fake Native Doctor, Two Others In Prison

Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court 1, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has ordered the remand of a fake native doctor, Fatai Olalere Alli also known as Baba Abore, Baba Oshun, and two others, Adigun Fa­tai Olusegun and Olufemi Kolawole, in prison custody pending the filing, hearing and determination of their bail applications.

The accused persons were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Com­mission (EFCC), Ibadan zon­al office, on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, on criminal charges bordering on conspiracy, mon­ey laundering and obtaining money by false pretense.

The court had earlier granted the commission’s prayer for an order of interim forfeiture of properties traced to Alli as well as freezing of accounts he allegedly used to receive proceeds of crime.

According to the count-one of the charges, Olusegun and Kolawole conspired with Alli to obtain money under false pretences from one Attiogbe, Daniel Babatunde.

The charges against the trio contravene Section 8 (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, Section 1 (10 (a) and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offenc­es Act, 2006 and Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2012 (As Amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

Before their arrest, the commission had received several intelligence reports linking Alli to series of fraud allegations involving large sums of money.

Details on the intelligence alleged that he engages in money doubling through which he swindled and col­lected money from his victims with the promise of using his ‘spiritual powers’ to multiply the sums for them, but would instead divert same to his per­sonal use.

He was arrested on July 9, 2019. His confessions later led to the arrest of his conspira­tors.