The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s Ibadan Zonal Directorate has discovered significant counterfeit foreign notes worth $3,430,000 (Three Million Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand United States Dollars) and €280,000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Euros) in the possession of a five-member syndicate accused of allegedly defrauding one Halima Sanni of sums of N$ 26, 550,000 (Twenty-Six Million
Following extensive surveillance and information gathering about their implausible activities, the herbalists were detained on December 7, 2025, at their shrines in Osun and Lagos states, according to a release signed by the Head of Media and Publicity,  , EFCC, Dele Oyewale, in a release.
According to the investigation, the suspects allegedly defrauded people of their legitimate incomes by pretending to be spiritual healers and healers for various ailments.
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Additionally, they allegedly promised to protect their alleged victims by ensuring that they could conjure several currency notes by performing spiritual sacrifice sacrifices before spending the money. They hypnotized their victims to get money for the sacrifice, and they did all of these.
Two exotic cars and mobile phones are among the items that were recovered from them.
Source: Channels TV
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