EFCC Arraigns Native Doctor, Wife Over Alleged N2bn Scam
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a native doctor, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo, and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola, at the Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti over an alleged contract scam worth over N1bn.
The couple was arraigned before Justice Abubakar Usman on a six-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence and retention of proceeds of crime.
The case stems from a petition by a Delta State widow and private school proprietor, Anazia Colina Kenechukwu, who alleged that Taiwo approached her to finance a road construction contract claimed to be awarded to him by the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC).
According to Kenechukwu, he paid a total sum of N1.98bn into Taiwo’s Access Bank account.
The couple used the money to acquire two properties in Ado-Ekiti, including a lounge on Ikere Road and a four-bedroom bungalow in Irewolede Estate, according to the EFCC.
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The defendants pleaded not guilty. Justice Usman adjourned the matter to June 11, 2026, for hearing of their bail application and commencement of trial, and ordered their remand in the EFCC holding facility.