EFCC returns multi-million naira assets to fraud victim in Ibadan

By Adejayan Gbenga –

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned assets worth millions of naira to a fraud victim, Daniel Babatunde Attiogbe, in Ibadan, Oyo State.

According to the commission, the recovered items were seized from a self-acclaimed spiritualist and convicted fraudster, Fatai Olalere Alli, also known as Baba Abore or Baba Osun, who was found guilty of defrauding the victim of over ₦200 million.

The properties and valuables, which were handed over to Attiogbe on Tuesday, include three houses, two vehicles, and ₦1.1 million in cash. They were recovered by the Advance Fee Fraud Section of the EFCC’s Ibadan Zonal Directorate.

Items returned to the victim include a five-bedroom duplex with a three-bedroom bungalow at Kasumu Village, Odo-Ona; a bungalow of two three-bedroom flats at Lapiti Layout, Amuloko; and another three-bedroom bungalow at Idi Ayunre Village, Oluyole Local Government Area.

Also recovered were a grey Honda Pilot SUV with registration number LND 696 CK, a Toyota Corolla saloon car, and various documents relating to the forfeited properties.

Speaking through the Acting Zonal Director, Hauwa Garba Ringim, EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede said the handover was carried out in compliance with a court order and reflects the agency’s commitment to the rule of law and accountability.

Attiogbe expressed gratitude to the EFCC for its professionalism and dedication, noting that the recovery had restored his faith in justice after years of despair.

Alli was convicted by Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, on 13th November 2024, and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after admitting to obtaining money under false pretence of performing spiritual cleansing.