Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have discovered a large sum of counterfeit foreign currency notes, totaling $3,430,000 and €280,000, in the possession of a five-member syndicate that was arrested for allegedly defrauding one Halima Sanni of the sum of N26,550,000.
The arrested herbalists, Akingbola Omotayo, Adeola Funsho Ogunrinde, Yahaya Amodu, Kubratu Babalola Olaitan (female), and Familola Sunday Olaitan, were arrested on December 7 and 8, 2025, at their shrines in Osun and Lagos States, respectively, following a thorough surveillance and intelligence gathering on their fraudulent activities.
Investigations revealed that the suspects were allegedly defrauding unsuspecting individuals of their legitimate earnings under the guise of providing spiritual cleansing and solutions to various ailments.
They also allegedly assured their victims of their powers to conjure up large sums of money, which would need to be cleansed by a genie through spiritual sacrifice before being spent.
The suspects achieved this by hypnotizing their victims into providing money for the sacrifice. Other items recovered from the suspects include two exotic cars and a mobile phone.