EFCC Nabs Alleged Juju Scam Kingpin, Alaka Over N250m Fraud

The Alleged Juju Scam Kingpin, Alaka

EFCC Nabs Alleged Juju Scam Kingpin, Alaka Over N250m Fraud

A suspected juju scam kingpin, Abayomi Kamaldeen Alaka, also know as Awise, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N250 million fraud.

Alaka who is said to be the leader of leader of a deadly syndicate of juju scammers that operates from a shrine at Ashipa Town, near Abeokuta Ogun State.

The EFCC said Awise’s arrest followed a petition by a victim, Bright Juliet who lost N250 million to the syndicate after she was tricked to provide money for sacrifices and invocations to heal her of an ailment. 

The fraud Victim was said to have been introduced to Alaka by one Akinola Bukola Augustina (a.ka. Iya Osun) whom she met on Facebook in the course of her search for solutions to her health challenge. “What drew her to Augustina was the latter’s post under the name, Osunbukola Olamitutu Spriritual Healing Centre”, EFCC statement read.

Part of the statement reads: “Once she contacted Augustina, the latter promised to heal her only if she pays N16million. The victim paid the money through an Access Bank account belonging to Mohammed Sani, who later turned out to be a Bureau De Change Operator.

“After paying the money without receiving healing, Augustina passed the victim on to other members of the syndicate, notably Awise. Juliet revealed that she met Awise at his shrines in Ashipa Town and was hypnotized and subsequently transferred various sum through bank accounts and in cash to the suspect and his syndicate members, until she lost N250 million to them.

“Despite all the monies collected from her, her health conditions never improved. She consequently petitioned the EFCC.

“A team from the Foreign Exchange Malpractices Section (FEMS) at EFCC headquarters, on May 21, 2021 arrested both Sani Mohammed and Akinola Bukola Augustina at Egbeda and Abule Egba respectively, in a sting operation Lagos.

“Augustina who is currently on administrative bail, later led operatives to the Ashipa Town Shrine of Awise, but the latter escaped arrest having gotten wind of the presence of the operatives. He was later apprehended.

“Following his arrest, the Commission has traced and marked a number of assets linked to Awise, believed to be proceeds of his criminal activities”. 

Some of the assets seized from Alaka include; vast land located at Ashipa Town, Abeokuta, Ogun State used as shrine to deceive the complainant to part with her hard-earned resources; a newly renovated filling station named Alaka Oil and Gas located at 2, Adeneye Street, Oke-Oriya, Ikorodu, Lagos; an uncompleted Event Centre named Alaka Event Centre located at 2, Adeneye Street, Oke-Oriya, Ikorodu, Lagos; uncompleted blocks of flats located at 2, Adeneye Street, Oke-Oriya, Ikorodu, Lagos and a newly renovated storey building with boys’ quarters situated at 22, PSSDC Road, Magodo Phase 2, Magodo Estate, Lagos.

The antigraft agency said all the suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

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