The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has handed over three houses, two cars, and N1.1 million recovered from a fake spiritualist, Fatai Olalere Alli, also known as Baba Abore or Baba Osun, to his victim, Daniel Babatunde Attiogbe.
The handover was done by the EFCC’s Ibadan Zonal Directorate following a court order that the recovered assets be returned to the rightful owner.
The properties include a five-bedroom duplex with a three-bedroom bungalow at Kasumu village in Odo-ona, Elewe, Ibadan; a bungalow with two sets of three-bedroom flats at Lapiti layout, Akanran road, Amuko, Ibadan; and a three-bedroom bungalow at Idi Ayunre village, Oluyole Local Government Area.
Also recovered were a grey Honda Pilot SUV with registration number LND 696 CK and a Toyota Corolla with chassis number 2T1BU40E49C142502.
The EFCC’s Acting Zonal Director in Ibadan, Assistant Commander Hauw Garba Ringim, presented the recovered assets to Attiogbe on behalf of Olukoyede at the agency’s conference hall.
Olukoyede said the return of the assets followed the court’s final forfeiture order, adding that it showed the EFCC’s commitment to operating within the law.
“Obeying court orders is mandatory, and as an agency of the Federal Government, we know the importance of compliance. This shows that the EFCC remains transparent and accountable in carrying out its duties,” he said.
He assured that the EFCC would continue to pursue economic and financial crimes and bring offenders to justice.
Attiogbe, while receiving the documents, thanked the EFCC for its professionalism and dedication.
“I want to thank the EFCC, especially the Ibadan office, for its 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 EFCC stated that the case dated back to 2019 when Alli and his syndicate defrauded Attiogbe of over N200 million under the guise of performing spiritual cleansing to avert untimely death.
Alli was prosecuted on a 33-count charge, later amended to one count, before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court in Ibadan.
He was convicted, sentenced to three years in prison, and ordered to sign an undertaking with the Department of State Services that he would not engage in any criminal activity again.
