N16m Get-Rich-Quick Scheme: EFCC arrests two ‘spiritualists’, one other for fraud, money diversion in BornoA self-acclaimed spiritualist, Mohammed Ibrahim, and his accomplice, Ibrahim Abubakar, have been arrested by operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding one Mohammed Gaji of the sum of N16 million in the guise of conducting spiritual prayers to make him rich. “Upon Gaji’s arrest, he admitted squandering the money given to him for business and confessed giving N16 million to the spiritualists who promised to make him rich. Items said to have been recovered from the spiritualists included white pieces of clothes with Arabic inscriptions, calabashes, animal skins, animal horns, foreign currencies and two small iron boxes. The EFCC spokesman said that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as the investigation had been concluded. This report x-rays the lives and experiences of residents in getting clean, potable and affordable water amidst the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state… N16m Get-Rich-Quick Scheme: EFCC arrests two ‘spiritualists’, one other for fraud, money diversion in Borno

Source: Nigerian Tribune September 21, 2021 15:11 UTC