The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 arrested a suspected serial fraudster,
Dr. Kunle Adeshola, who issued a forged draft to the tune of N3.29billion, in a
phony land deal.
The suspect, who presented himself as
Director, Corporate and Management Service, Amazon Inc., had allegedly entered
a contract with Atkan Services Nigeria Limited for the purchase of 50 units of
flats in different locations within the FCT, Abuja and subsequently presented a
Deutsche Bank, "bank draft" no
081758 in the sum of $19.930, 900.00 purportedly drawn by Deutsche Bank in
favour of Infinity Trust Savings and Loans Limited.
But the draft was returned unpaid after Stanbic IBTC Plc, discovered it was forged and reported the fraud to the Central Bank of Nigeria.
But the draft was returned unpaid after Stanbic IBTC Plc, discovered it was forged and reported the fraud to the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The apex bank consequently reported the
matter to the EFCC.
It will be recalled that the suspect had
earlier been arrested and prosecuted by EFCC for claiming to be an Assistant
Commissioner of Police seconded by the Commission to the Nigerian Tourism
Development Corporation, NTDC, to
cleanse the rot in the agency.
Adeshola, who had claimed to be
Head of the EFCC Chairman's Monitoring Unit was charged to court on a
seven-count bordering on forgery, impersonation, and obtaining by false
pretence before Justice Usaini Baba Yusuf of the FCT High Court, Abuja.
Justice Yusuf, however, struck out the
charges on the grounds that they were not related to financial crimes, a ruling
that has since been challenged at the appellate court by the EFCC.
EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspect will be charged to court as soon
as investigation is concluded..
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