Native doctor, wife arraigned over alleged N1.09bn contract scam in Ekiti

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a self-styled autochthonal doctor, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo, and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola, earlier a Federal High Court sitting successful Ado-Ekiti implicit an alleged N1.09 cardinal declaration scam.

The mates were arraigned by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC earlier Justice Abubakar Usman connected a six-count complaint bordering connected obtaining wealth by mendacious pretences and retention of proceeds of crime.

According to the EFCC, the defendants were arrested pursuing a petition by Anazia Colina Kenechukwu, a widow and proprietor of a backstage schoolhouse successful Delta State, who alleged that Taiwo persuaded her to concern a roadworthy operation declaration helium claimed had been awarded to him by the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission.

The anti-graft bureau said its probe revealed that the defendants allegedly obtained N1,098,961,500 from the complainant and utilized portion of the proceeds to get properties successful Ado-Ekiti, including Town Tavern Lounge and a four-bedroom bungalow.

One of the charges work successful tribunal stated: “That you, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo and Awolegan Omolola Omotola, sometime betwixt January 2024 and November 2025, successful Ilorin wrong the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of N1,098,961,500.00 from 1 An...