Nigerian police have detained Jasmine Okafor, the adoptive daughter of ailing star Mr Ibu, and one of his sons, Daniel Onyeabuchi, for allegedly robbing him of N55 million.
The Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCID), Alagbo, announced the news on Thursday, January 25th, 2024, via a statement.
According to the statement, the FCID received a petition from his wife informing them of their plans to defraud her husband while he was on the sick bed. Stella and Daniel misled his wife, Stella, who was in charge of the finances, and they took control of Mr Ibu’s phone and hacked into his bank account information.
They successfully reinstalled Mr Ibu’s mobile banking applications on his son’s phone, Daniel. They wiped off the banking applications originally installed on Mr Ibu’s phone, taking complete charge of his banking activities.
The investigation further unearthed text messages via WhatsApp between Jasmine and Daniel detailing how they conspired and hatched their criminal plans.
It was also exposed that the two had a sham marriage at the Ikoyi Magistrate Registry with plans to escape from the country to the UK, where they intended to settle with their proceeds of crime.
They had already applied for a UK Visa in furtherance of this plan before their arrest.
During the investigation, it was discovered that they had spent N5 million from the money, while N50 million has been recovered.
The two were granted bail in the sum of N15m with two sureties in like sum while the case adjourned to 11th March 2024.
