The
Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday paraded one Amina Mohammed
for allegedly impersonating the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari.
While parading the suspect before newsmen, the DSS spokesman Peter
Afunanya, said Mohammed impersonated Aisha Buhari to defraud one
Alexander Chika Okafor (aka Chicason) of N150 million.Speaking, Afunanya
said“The woman who is being paraded has adopted various aliases and
used the same false identities to defraud several unsuspecting persons
before she was discovered. She used the false identity to evade protocol
and scrutiny thus gaining unauthorized access into the Villa and
particularly the residence of the First Lady and wife of the president,
Hajia Aisha Buhari. She took advantage of the fact that personalities as
First Ladies, Ministers and certain categories of officials are not
taken through rigorous protocol and security checks at the Villa
posts.Investigation has revealed that the First Lady was away on Lesser
Hajj and not in the Villa during the period. Okafor had complained that
he was fleeced of over N150 million in respect of a Court of Appeal
property in Lagos which Amina had promised to help him buy through the
First Lady. The property was said to have been part of those under the
Presidential Implementation Committee on Lease of Federal Government
Properties. Investigation has shown that this unholy enterprise is not
to the knowledge of the First Lady. What Amina simply did was to use the
First Lady’s name and Office as bait to lure and defraud her victims,”
he said.When interrogated, the suspect said “The DSS did not arrest me. I
came here on their invitation. I am not a fraudster, the sisters of the
First Lady is involved in this business. I cannot accept this
allegation. The former SGF, Babachir Lawal is involved in this fraud.
Mariatu Aisha’s sister is involved. I did not dupe Chikason because he
usually gives bribe to buy federal government property. The Directors in
the ministry have been involved in getting bribe before bidding is
concluded. I cannot allow anybody to put me to shame to the whole
world,” she said.Lady arrested for impersonating Buhari’s wife says Aisha Buhari's sisters and Babachir Lawal are her accomplices
The
Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday paraded one Amina Mohammed
for allegedly impersonating the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari.
While parading the suspect before newsmen, the DSS spokesman Peter
Afunanya, said Mohammed impersonated Aisha Buhari to defraud one
Alexander Chika Okafor (aka Chicason) of N150 million.Speaking, Afunanya
said“The woman who is being paraded has adopted various aliases and
used the same false identities to defraud several unsuspecting persons
before she was discovered. She used the false identity to evade protocol
and scrutiny thus gaining unauthorized access into the Villa and
particularly the residence of the First Lady and wife of the president,
Hajia Aisha Buhari. She took advantage of the fact that personalities as
First Ladies, Ministers and certain categories of officials are not
taken through rigorous protocol and security checks at the Villa
posts.Investigation has revealed that the First Lady was away on Lesser
Hajj and not in the Villa during the period. Okafor had complained that
he was fleeced of over N150 million in respect of a Court of Appeal
property in Lagos which Amina had promised to help him buy through the
First Lady. The property was said to have been part of those under the
Presidential Implementation Committee on Lease of Federal Government
Properties. Investigation has shown that this unholy enterprise is not
to the knowledge of the First Lady. What Amina simply did was to use the
First Lady’s name and Office as bait to lure and defraud her victims,”
he said.When interrogated, the suspect said “The DSS did not arrest me. I
came here on their invitation. I am not a fraudster, the sisters of the
First Lady is involved in this business. I cannot accept this
allegation. The former SGF, Babachir Lawal is involved in this fraud.
Mariatu Aisha’s sister is involved. I did not dupe Chikason because he
usually gives bribe to buy federal government property. The Directors in
the ministry have been involved in getting bribe before bidding is
concluded. I cannot allow anybody to put me to shame to the whole
world,” she said.
