Alhaji Afeez Imoleayo, a cleric from Lagos, has been detained for reportedly charming his friend who lives in the US and stealing N105 million from him before possessing the victim’s wife and kids.
The culprit was displayed alongside five other accomplices, including Ramon Uthman, Saidi Ajayi, Alhaja Monsurat Salami, and Kikelomo, by Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone-2, Mr. Ali Mohammed.
The AIG said that the cleric had also won over the wife and three kids of his friend and adopted them as his own.
Mohammed claimed that in addition to stealing the buddy’s family and money, the cleric and his wife also stole five vehicles and some land that belonged to the friend who was stationed in the United States.
He told reporters that the suspect had admitted to stealing from his friend’s family, more than N105 million, and a number of landed properties in Lagos via spiritual methods.
According to him, the clergyman acknowledged tricking the friend into changing the names on his children and land documents to his own.
Mohammed claims that on July 17, 2023, the Nigerian man known only as Animashaun filed a police complaint, which resulted in the arrest of the preacher and his wife.
He continued by saying that although five people had been detained in connection with the crime, further members of the priest and his wife’s crew were still at large.
He added that the suspects had turned over a 2009 white Toyota Venza, an Ashok Leyland bus, and a number of landed properties.
“The suspect abducted the petitioner’s wife and children for more than 10 years; subsequently changed their names to his through the help of his wife.
“He converted all the petitioner’s properties to his own, claiming that God directed him to do so.
“It was God that opened the petitioner’s eyes 10 years after when he realised what he was doing and returned to Nigeria to file his petition,’’ Mohammed said.
He added that the cleric’s wife confessed to the alteration of the birth documents of the complainant’s children to bear the cleric’s name.
He said that the cleric’s wife also admitted to have received more than 17,000 dollars (about to N11.8 million) from the complainant.
“Investigation showed that the suspect met the complainant at a religious place in Lagos after which they became friends.
“The complainant is based in the U.S.A and became close to the suspect about 16 years ago. While they were friends the complainant started to send the suspect money to execute a project.
“Instead, the suspect converted the complainant’s entire savings amounting to more than N105 million to his own,’’ Mohammed said.