Press statement from EFCC
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.
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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