“Zazu Omolalomi” in Trouble: EFCC Arrests Self-Styled Portable
- Famotemi Toluwani Timothy has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
- The Disc Jockey impersonating popular street-pop entertainer, Habeeb Okikiola widely known as Portable
- Specifically, he opened an Instagram account with the name “Zazu Omolalomi Portable” where he claimed to be the singer
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a Disc Jockey, Famotemi Toluwani Timothy for allegedly impersonating popular street-pop entertainer, Habeeb Okikiola widely known as Portable.
According to the anti-graft agency, Timothy was nabbed by the EFCC operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command on Thursday, September 29.
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The Ekiti-based DJ, from of Igede-Ekiti in Ifelodun local government area of Ekiti State, was accused of opening an Instagram account with the name “Zazu Omolalomi Portable” where he claimed to be the singer.
In a statement by the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwajuaren, the investigations revealed Timothy introduced himself as a Portable to an unsuspecting victim, Adebayo Adedimeji Lukman, who managed a club in Offa, Kwara state.
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The DJ met Lukman on social media and bargained to perform at the club for the sum of N1 million naira.
The suspect demanded that 80 percent of the money be paid before the event and Lukman fell prey by paying the sum of N790,000 (Seven Hundred and Ninety Thousand Naira) into a bank account number provided by the suspect.
EFCC said:
“However, the self-styled artiste, “Portable” did not show up at the event, which was held on February 18, 2022, and eventually blocked all means of communication with the suspect.
“The suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.”
ICPC finds N540 million in account of primary school teacher with N76K salary, court makes strong decision
A primary school teacher was made to forfeit millions of naira found in her bank accounts by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.
The commission had said that it found a total of N540 million in the account of the teacher whose salary is a mere N76,000.
According to ICPC, Egbuha worked with some individuals and a private-owned company to divert the proceeds of the crime after she was caught.
EFCC arraigns Obasanjo’s in-law, former banker for multi-million naira fraud
An in-law of ex-President Obasanjo, Dr John Abebe, was dragged to court by Nigeria's anti-graft agency, EFCC.
Abebe who is the younger brother of former First Lady, Stella Obasanjo, was arraigned alongside a former banker over an alleged multi-million naira fraud.
The defendants, however, pleaded guilty and were granted bail ahead of the trial which has been fixed for December.
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