Lawyer in EFCC custody over N7m land scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Office has captured a lawful specialist, Akeem Jimoh for getting associated with a supposed trick over plots of land that have a place with his customer, one Alhaji Saka Kareem Oladele to the tune over N7million (Seven Million Naira).

Oladele in his appeal to the EFCC claimed that he gave an intensity of lawyer to Jimoh to sell his 35 plots of land, out of which he sold 20 plots to one Mr Michael Jolaiya.

Oladele further claimed that Barrister Jimoh in the wake of deducting his payments on the 20 plots would not transmit the cash acknowledged from the deals to him. Jimoh he likewise affirmed, having arranged a closeout of land understanding for the 20 plots, still proceeded and falsely exchanged the plots of land to a clueless purchaser who have been raising unlawful structures on them, including the 15 plots that are yet to be sold.

"Notwithstanding all influences and endeavors to settle this issue genially with Mr Akeem Jimoh, he had turned hard of hearing ear to savvy counsel and trust that he is exempt from the rules that everyone else follows. He has additionally gloated to manage me", Oladele expressed.

The suspect amid cross examination in the Commission, conceded that the candidate gave him intensity of lawyer to sell the plots of land.

As indicated by him, "The land was given over to me by Alhaji Saka Oladele by means of intensity of lawyer dated 2004 to sell his 35 plots of land, arranged at Tanker Area, Ilorin, Kwara State, however there was no particular sum referenced in the intensity of lawyer as around then."

The speculate will before long be summoned in court.