Ex- NNPC GMD Impersonator Forfeits Property

A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has ordered the interim forfeiture of a four-bedroom bungalow belonging to a self-acclaimed Herbalist, Jamiu Isiaka, alleged to have impersonated the former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Makanti Baru and other top government functionaries in committing fraud.

Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar gave the order on Monday.

A statement released by the EFCC Spokesman, Tony Orilade said Isiaka defrauded a South Korean, Keun Sig Kim, of about N30million in an oil and gas contract scam.

The statement said the property, located at Oke Foma in Ilorin Local Government Area, is believed to be part of the proceeds of Isiaka’s fraudulent activities.

“The EFCC Ilorin Zonal Office had on June 10, 2019 arraigned him for impersonating the then Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru; the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, and the National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Aminat Zakari among others, to defraud Kim,” the statement reads briefly.

Counsel for the EFCC, Andrew Akoja, who moved the application for the interim forfeiture, further prayed the court to “appoint a competent person or firm to manage the property”.

According to the statement, Justice Abdulgafar, afterwards, granted the application and ordered for interim forfeiture of the property. The order, the judge added, should be published in a national daily newspaper.

“The case has been adjourned until March 19, 2020,” the statement concluded.