The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), Ilorin zonal office, says it has arrested a member of the
Kwara house of assembly (name withheld), for alleged N4 million fraud.
Isyaku Sharu, the commission’s
zonal head, disclosed this in an interview with NAN in Ilorin on Thursday.
According to him, the legislator
was arrested over alleged cheating, obtaining by false pretence and money
laundering involving about N4 million.
He said that the lawmaker had
sometimes in 2015 sold some plots of land to six retired teachers, prior to his
political ambition.
“The lawmaker also issued
receipts to the land buyers with the name of a company, which does not exist,”
Sharu said.
“The complainants, Mary Kolade,
Ezekiel Babatunde, Felicia Adebiyi, Grace Awolola, Julius Omole and Abiodun
Balogun alleged that the suspect sold many plots of land to them, claiming to
be the owner.
“They, however, later discovered
that the land belonged to the Federal Ministry of Land and Housing.
“After paying about N4 million to
the lawmaker, they decided to survey the plots of land so as to put their
survey number on the deed of transfer between them.
“They then discovered through the
officials of the Kwara State Ministry of Land and Housing that the land
belonged to the Federal Ministry of Land and Housing.
“They were also barred from
constructing anything on the land. All efforts made by the retirees to retrieve
their money from the Kwara State House of Assembly member proved abortive.”
Sharu said that the commission
also arrested six suspected internet fraudsters and recovered from them some
cars, laptops, different types of phones and charms, among other items.
He said that two of the suspected
fraudsters were arrested at the Ilorin International Airport while trying to
board a plane in order to run away.
According to the zonal head, all
the arrested persons will remain in the EFCC custody until they are charged to
court.
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