EFCC arrests cleric for impersonating NNPC GMD, others

The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a 31-year-old Islamic scholar and herbalist, Jamiu Isiaka, for impersonating the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru and the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, among other prominent citizens. […]

The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a 31-year-old Islamic scholar and herbalist, Jamiu Isiaka, for impersonating the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru and the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, among other prominent citizens.

The suspect with others who are still at large allegedly used the names of the senior government officials to scam a South Korean national, Keun Sig Kim, under the pretext of getting him a license at the NNPC. The petitioner had paid over N30million into the suspect’s account as fee to get the supposed license.

Isiaka claimed to have bought a vulture, skin and intestine of an elephant, skull of a lion and liver of a gorilla, among others, for the fetish activity.