The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arraigned two self-proclaimed Islamic clerics, Saheed Aremu and Tolani Osuolale, for “defrauding” a medical doctor of N280 million.
They allegedly perpetrated the act under the guise of
performing spiritual rituals on the money.
The defendants were arraigned at the federal high court in
Ikoyi, Lagos, on a five-count charge bordering on advance fee fraud, obtaining
by false pretences, impersonation, conspiracy, and stealing.
The police said the defendants deceived the victim, Patrick
Eloka Akaraiwe, into believing that his money required spiritual fortification
before he could invest in a property acquisition.
The incident occurred between November 2020 and September
2023 in Ibadan, Oyo state, and the Oworonshoki area of Lagos.
The defendants, posing as Islamic spiritual leaders (Alfas),
allegedly collected $200,000 (approximately ₦280 million) from the doctor in
three instalments.
Daniel Osiagor, the presiding judge, ordered that the
defendants be remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service.
The judge adjourned the matter to July 18 for the hearing of
the bail application.
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