Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

N30m Fraud: Herbalist Sacks Counsel, as Court Sends Him Back to Prison till Sep 23

A self-acclaimed herbalist, Jamiu Isiaka who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC before a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has been sent back to prison till September 23, 2019, even as he disengaged the services of his counsel. Isiaka is standing trial on a six-count charge bordering on impersonation, conspiracy and fraud. He is accused of impersonating a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru, Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina, among other prominent Nigerians to defra…