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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