Juju Scam: Court Remands Fake Native Doctor, Two Others in Prison, Orders Interim Forfeiture of Properties

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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 (a.k.a. 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. .
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The accused persons were arraigned by the EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, on criminal charges bordering on conspiracy, money laundering and obtaining money by false pretense. .
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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 received proceeds of crime.

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Court remands five for stealing 120 yam tubers

The President of the Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan, Mrs Imoleayo Akinrodoye, on Tuesday, remanded five suspects for alleged theft of 120 tubers of yam.

The accused – Biodun Ayodele (20), Michael Adebayo (19), Lukman Ahmed (22), Arisekola Ridwan (20), and Kayode Suleiman (45) – were granted bail, but failed to meet the conditions for their release.

The accused were consequently remanded in custody.

Akinrodoye had admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N150,000 with one reliable surety each in like sum.

The court president adjourned the case till October 17 for continuation of hearing.

The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the police prosecutor, Sergeant Ayodele Ayeni, had earlier informed the court that the five suspects were arraigned on three counts bordering on conspiracy, unlawful breaking in and stealing.

Ayeni said Ayodele, Adebayo, Ahmed, Arisekola and Suleiman committed the crime on September 22 around 5am in the Bere area of Ibadan.

According to the prosecutor, the first, second, third and fourth accused broke into shops where tubers of yams meant for sale were kept and stole 120 pieces, which they sold to the fifth accused.

He further said the yam tubers, valued at N40,000,  belonged to Kazeem Oladeni and Jamiu Salami, traders at the Oja-Oba Market in Ibadan, Oyo State.

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Court remands two for allegedly killing, robbing man of $80,000

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded two commercial drivers, who allegedly killed a Bureau De Change operator, Victor Thorpe, after robbing him of 80,000 dollars.

The accused, Monday Okoh, 50, and Johnbull Friday, 35, whose residential addresses were not provided, are facing three counts of conspiracy, robbery and manslaughter.


The Chief Magistrate, Mr A.A. Fashola, who did not take the pleas of the accused, said the duo should be kept behind bars pending the advice of the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions.

Fashola adjourned the case until Nov. 26 for DPP’s advice.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Sgt. Michael Unah, told the court that the men, while armed with a locally made pistol and other offensive weapons, robbed the late Victor Thorpe of 80,000 dollars.

Unah told the court that the accused committed the offences on July 27 at about 12.40 pm at Bonny Camp Roundabout, Victoria Island, Lagos.
According to him, the accused, while riding on a motorcycle, double-crossed the commercial bus, which the deceased boarded, went inside, snatched the money, and shot him in the chest.

He said that the late Victor Thorpe dropped his car for fear of being trailed, not knowing that the accused were already monitoring him.
The prosecutor said, “Thorpe was the only one killed in the bus.”


The offences contravene Sections 222, 297 (2) and 299 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.