‘Islamic Clerics’ Arraigned over Ploy to Spiritually Fortify N280m for Client

‘Islamic clerics’ arraigned over ploy to spiritually fortify N280m for client

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arraigned two self-proclaimed Islamic clerics, Saheed Aremu and Tolani Osuolale, for “defrauding” a medical doctor of N280 million.   They allegedly perpetrated the act under the guise of performing spiritual rituals on the money.   The defendants were arraigned at the federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on a five-count charge bordering on advance fee fraud, obtaining by false pretences, impersonation, conspira…

2 Islamic clerics arraigned for scamming doctor N280m

Two self-proclaimed Islamic clerics have been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly duping a medical doctor of the sum of N280m under the guise of performing spiritual prayers on the money. The defendants, Saheed Atanda Aremu, 44, and Tolani Osuolale, 48, allegedly convinced Dr. Patrick Eloka Akaraiwe to hand over $200,000 in three tranches. They claimed that the money had to be spiritually “fortified” before it could b…