Asset recovery: EFCC hands over property recovered from fraud victim

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, handed over three properties, two luxury vehicles, and the sum of ₦1,100,000 (One Million, One Hundred Thousand Naira).

The items, recovered as proceeds of crime from a fake spiritualist and advance fee fraudster, Fatai Olalere Alli (also known as Baba Abore or Baba Osun), were returned to the victim, Mr. Daniel Babatunde Attiogbe, by the Advance Fee Fraud Section of the EFCC’s Ibadan Zonal Directorate.

The three properties are: a five-bedroom duplex with three (3) bedroom bungalow situated at Kasumu village in Odo-ona, Elewe, Ibadan; a bungalow of two sets of three-bedroom flats situated at plot 182, block D, Lapiti layout, Akanran road, Amuko in Ibadan; and a three-bedroom bungalow situated at Idi Ayunre village, Oluyole local government area, Ibadan.

Others are a one grey Honda Pilot SUV with Chassis number: 2HKY18414H621545 and registration number: LND 696 CK, and a Toyota Corolla Saloon with Chassis No. 2T1BU40E49C142502.

The Ibadan Acting Zonal Director, Assistant Commander of EFCC, ACE 1 Hauw Garba Ringim, made the presentation on behalf of the Executive Chairman in a brief reception at the Conference Hall of the Directorate.

While handing over documents of the properties and papers to the vehicles to Attiogbe,  Olukoyede said the recoveries are released to the victim as ordered by the court.

“Obeying court orders is mandatory, and as an agency of the federal government, we know the importance and that is what we are doing here today. This is an indication that the EFCC carries out its activities within the ambit of the law. Also, this is to reassure Nigerians of the Commission’s commitment to transparency and accountability.

“I want to assure you that the EFCC will continue to combat economic and financial crimes head-on, and stop at nothing to ensure that any fraudulent person besmirching the image of the country through fraudulent activities will be brought to book”, he said.

Receiving the ‘Letter of Release’ and documents of the properties, Attiogbe thanked the EFCC for its unequivocal commitment and diligence towards the fight against economic and financial crimes and the professionalism and integrity displayed by officers of the Commission while carrying out their official responsibilities.

“Sincerely, I want to thank the EFCC, especially the Ibadan Zonal office, for its unwavering commitment to the fight against corruption. I almost gave up, but the EFCC rekindled my hope, having submitted my petition, and here we are today”, he said.

The recoveries were handed over to the victim following a final forfeiture order issued by Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan.

The judgment, delivered on November 13, 2024, concluded a fraud case that began in 2019, in which Fatai Olalere Alli was found guilty of conspiring with his syndicate to defraud the victim of over ₦200 million under the guise of conducting spiritual cleansing to avert a supposed vision of untimely death.

Alli was initially arraigned on a 33-count charge, which was later amended to a single count during trial. He was subsequently convicted and sentenced to three years in prison, with an additional order to cooperate with the Department of State Services (DSS) and maintain good conduct by refraining from any further criminal activities.