N16m Get-Rich-Quick Scheme: EFCC arrests two ‘spiritualists’, one other for fraud, money diversion in Borno

A self-acclaimed spiritualist, Mohammed Ibrahim, and his accomplice, Ibrahim Abubakar, have been arrested by operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding one Mohammed Gaji of the sum of N16 million in the guise of conducting spiritual prayers to make him rich.

Tribune Online learnt that they were arrested at Sabon Bolori, behind Chad Basin, Borno State, in the course of an investigation into a petition written against Mohammed Gaji, alleging that he misappropriated N22.2million given to him by the petitioner, Mohammed Alhaji Bukar to establish a cattle ranch business.

Confirming the story, on Tuesday, the EFCC Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed that instead of investing the money as planned, Gaji had reportedly given Ibrahim (the spiritualist) N16million out of the N22.2million for prayers so that he could get rich.

“Upon Gaji’s arrest, he admitted squandering the money given to him for business and confessed giving N16 million to the spiritualists who promised to make him rich.

“During the raid, a large hole covered with animal skin with a centre table placed on it was discovered in the room, which Mohammed’s accomplice, Abubakar used as a hiding place, pretending to be a genie,” Uwujaren explained.

Gaji also claimed that he was given a precious stone, a small iron box containing a white piece of cloth and some foreign currencies with instructions to fast for three months and one day before he could get rich.

Items said to have been recovered from the spiritualists included white pieces of clothes with Arabic inscriptions, calabashes, animal skins, animal horns, foreign currencies and two small iron boxes.

The EFCC spokesman said that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as the investigation had been concluded.

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