Bishop Kukah’s impostor remanded in prison

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For allegedly impersonating Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto Catholic Diocese to defraud Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), a man, Abdulrahaman Muazu, is facing trial at a Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti.

The accused and others now at large had some time in June 2016 obtained N2.5 million from Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University in the town, according to Prosecutor Femi Falade.

He said they impersonated Kukah and under false pretences defrauded Babalola.

Falade said: “The accused presented himself as Bishop Kukah, who is preparing for the welfare of Internally Displaced Persons in the North-East and obtained the sum of N2,500,000 from Chief Afe Babalola.”

He told the court that he had assembled two witnesses to proceed with the prosecution of the case and asked for an adjournment to enable him to prepare.

The accused, who was represented by a lawyer, Mr. Tinuade Baderin, pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge.

The offences contravened Sections 1(3) and 11 of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006.

Justice D.U Okorowo remanded the accused in prison and adjourned the case to Nov.16 and Nov.17 for hearing.

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