EFCC Returns Properties Seized from Fake Spiritualist to Fraud Victim in Ibadan

The Administrative president of the profitable and fiscal Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Tuesday October 28, 2025 handed over three parcels, two fantastic vehicles and the sum of N( One Million, One Hundred Thousand Naira) recovered as proceeds of crime from one fake psychic and advance figure fraudster, Fatai Olalere Alli,( a.k.a. Baba Abore, Baba Osun) by the Advance figure Fraud Section of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the EFCC to a fraud victim, Daniel Babatunde Attiogbe.

TB reported that Alli was arrested on July 9, 2019 for duping people under the guise of enjoying spiritual power to break their problems.

The three parcels are a five bedroom duplex with three( 3) bedroom bungalow positioned at Kasumu vill in Odo- ona, Elewe, Ibadan; a bungalow of two set of three bedroom flat positioned at plot 182, block D, Lapiti layout, Akanran road, Amuko in Ibadan; and a three bedroom bungalow positioned at Idi Ayunre vill, Oluyole original government area, Ibadan.

Others are; one slate- colour Honda Pilot SUV with Chassis number 2HKY18414H621545 and enrollment number LND 696 CK and a Toyota Corolla Saloon with Chassis No. 2T1BU40E49C142502.

The Ibadan Acting Zonal Director, Assistant Commander of EFCC, ACE 1 Hauw Garba Ringim made the donation on behalf of the Administrative president in a brief event at the Conference Hall of the Directorate.

While handing over documents of the parcels and papers to the vehicles to Attiogbe, Olukoyede said the reclamations are released to the victim as ordered by the court.

“ Adhering court orders is obligatory and as an agency of the civil government we know the significance and that's what we're doing then moment. This is an suggestion that the EFCC carries out its conditioning within the dimension of the law. Also, this is to assure Nigerians of the Commission’s commitment to translucency and responsibility.

“ I want to assure you that the EFCC will continue to combat profitable and fiscal crimes head on, and stop at nothing to insure that any fraudulent person smirching the image of the country through fraudulent conditioning will be brought to bespeak ”, he said.

entering the ‘ Letter of Release’ and documents of the parcels, Attiogbe thanked the EFCC for its unambiguous commitment and industriousness towards the fight against profitable and fiscal crimes and the professionalism and integrity displayed by officers of the Commission while carrying out their sanctioned liabilities.

“ unfeignedly, I want to thank the EFCC, especially Ibadan Zonal office for its unvarying commitment to the fight against corruption. I nearly gave up but the EFCC revivified my stopgap, having submitted my solicitation and then we're moment ”, he said.

The recoveries were handed over to the victim following a final forfeiture order by Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan.

Judgment was delivered on November 13, 2024 in a fraud case that began in 2019, wherein Alli was found guilty of conniving with his syndicate and swindled the victim of his legitimate earnings to the tune of over N200million (Two Hundred Million Naira) under the pretext of providing spiritual cleansing to counter and erase visions of untimely death of the victim.

Alli was first prosecuted on a thirty-three count charge but later amended to one-count charge in the course of the trial. 

He was convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment and ordered to undertake with the Department of State Services (DSS) that he would be of good behavior without getting involved in any
criminal activity again.

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