The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a self-styled native doctor, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo, and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola, over alleged N1 billion fraud.
Olorunbukunmi was dragged to court alongside hjs wife by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC.
This was made known in a statement issued on the commission’s official X handle on Monday.
According to the statement, the couple were allegedly involved in a contract scam to the tune of N1,098,961,500.
They were arraigned before Justice Abubakar Usman of the Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on a six-count charge bordering of obtaining money by false pretence and retention of proceeds of crime contrary to Section 17(a) of the EFCC (Establishment) Act, 2004.
EFCC said Olorunbukunmi and Omotola ran into trouble when a widow, Anazia Colina Kenechukwu, petitioned the EFCC.
Kenechukwu, a proprietor of a private school in Delta State, alleged that the first defendant, Olorunbukunmi, approached her to finance a road construction contract purportedly awarded to him by the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC).
She further alleged that a total sum of N1.9 billion was paid into Taiwo’s account domiciled with Access Bank Plc.
Investigation further revealed that the couple invested the proceeds of the illicit activities in the acquisition of two properties in Ado-Ekiti, namely: Town Tavern Lounge, located at No. 1, Ikere Road, off Florence Court School, Ado-Ekiti, and a four-bedroom bungalow located on Florence Court, Irewolede Estate, Ado-Ekiti.
EFCC disclosed that it had on Monday, May 25, 2026 secured the interim attachment of the two properties.