The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two herbalists who conspired to defraud an aspiring house of representatives member in Ekiti of twenty-four million naira.
According to a statement by EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, the anti-graft agency said Abiodun Ibrahim and Wale Adifala, the two self-acclaimed spiritualists, alongside Ifawole Ajibola also known as Baba Kalifa, an accomplice who is currently on the run, were arrested by operatives of the Lagos command of the commission on Thursday, July 7 in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti capital.
It said the trio conspired to defraud an aspiring house of representatives member in Ekiti of the sum of twenty-four million naira, which they claimed was to be used to secure spiritual help for the victim’s political ambition.
According to The Cable, under interrogation by EFCC operatives, Adifala admitted to collecting the sum of money from their victim, including N2.9 million, which he claimed was used to buy, rams, lavender perfume, rings, black, brown, and white cows among other items to carry out sacrifices at different times.
“I also linked up on the matter with Ifawole Ajibola, and we continued with the sacrifices together, until we were arrested by EFCC,” he added.
The commission said Ibrahim, who had prior contact with the victim, admitted to collecting money at different times.
“Our own is just to pray and do the necessary sacrifices, which we did, and to leave the rest to God, however, along the line, the zoning for the reps seat was taken away from Oye-Ekiti to Ikole-Ekiti,” he said.
The EFCC said their arrest followed a petition stating that after collecting the said sum, the whole effort came to a dead end.
The agency said they were arrested along with some of their instruments of trade, and would soon be arraigned.