The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a self-proclaimed native doctor, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo, and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola, before a Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti over an alleged N1.09bn contract scam.
The couple was docked by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC before Justice Abubakar Usman on a six-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence and retention of proceeds of crime.
According to the anti-graft agency, the defendants allegedly defrauded a widow and proprietor of a private school in Delta State, Anazia Colina Kenechukwu, by claiming they had secured a road construction contract from the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC).
The EFCC said the complainant was persuaded to finance the purported contract and subsequently transferred large sums of money into Taiwo’s bank account.
Investigations revealed that the alleged fraud involved N1,098,961,500, while the petitioner claimed to have paid a total of N1.98bn into the defendant’s account.
The commission further alleged that proceeds from the scam were used to acquire two properties in Ado-Ekiti, including Town Tavern Lounge located along Ikere Road and a four-bedroom bungalow in Irewolede Estate.
The EFCC had earlier secured an interim forfeiture order on the properties.
One of the charges accused the defendants of obtaining N1.09bn from the complainant between January 2024 and November 2025 under the false representation that the funds would be used to execute the DESOPADEC road project.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to all charges when they were read in court.
Following their plea, EFCC counsel, Sesan Ola, requested a trial date and urged the court to remand the defendants pending the determination of their bail application.
Justice Usman adjourned the case until June 11, 2026, for the hearing of the bail application and commencement of trial, while ordering that the defendants be remanded in EFCC custody.
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