The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested the General Overseer of CAC Freedom City Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry, Ilorin, Kwara State, Prophet Adeniyi Abiodun James, for allegedly defrauding a member of the church to the tune of N3,980,000.
EFCC’s Head Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, who made this known in a statement, said that the victim, Oluwole Babarinsa, had, in a petition to the commission, alleged that the cleric called him out during a church programme sometime in 2021 that he had a revelation that he would travel abroad.
The statement added that the petitioner said the prophet, in the course of giving the revelation, asked him about his preferred country, to which he replied Canada, and thereafter, they reportedly struck an agreement to talk later in order to perfect arrangements for the trip.
EFCC explained that the petitioner said the prophet later told him that he had a friend in Lagos who could help him facilitate his relocation to Canada, at a cost of N1.7million and N2.5million for processing of flight ticket and travel documents, respectively.
The petitioner told the anti-graft agency in the petition that he had to sell some of his properties and took some loans before he could raise N3,980,000 which he gave the prophet to facilitate his quick relocation to Canada.
The petitioner said after prolonged waiting with no result, he became agitated and began to query the prophet’s vision, prompting him to ask for a refund of his money, adding that all efforts and entreaties to the suspect to refund his money yielded no positive result.
The Head Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the suspect will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations.
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