One Abdulrahaman Muazu, who allegedly posed as Bishop Hassan Matthew Kukah of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese to dupe a prominent Lagos lawyer, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has landed at a Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti.
According to Prosecutor, Femi Falade, the accused person, and others who are now at large, had sometime in June 2016, obtained N2.5 million from Babalola, the founder of Afe Babalola University in the town.
He said that they impersonated Kukah and under false pretences defrauded Babalola.
“The accused presented himself as Bishop Kukah, who is preparing for the welfare of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North-East, and obtained the sum of N2,500,000 from Chief Afe Babalola.”
He told the court that he had assembled two witnesses to proceed with the prosecution of the case and asked for an adjournment to enable him to prepare.
The accused, who was represented by a lawyer, Tinuade Baderin, pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge.
The offences are said to have contravened Sections 1(3) and 11 of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006.
The trial Judge, Justice D.U. Okorowo remanded the accused in prison and adjourned the case to November 16 and 17 for hearing. [myad]
