Nigerian ‘Dead Woman’ Appears In Court To Reclaim £350,000 London Home From Fraudster
Nigerian ‘Dead Woman’ Appears In Court To Reclaim £350,000 London Home From Fraudster A Nigerian woman who had been falsely declared dead appeared in a UK court via video link from Nigeria to challenge a convicted fraudster’s attempt to seize her £350,000 home in London. According to Mail Online, 55-year-old June Ashimola was reportedly pronounced dead in February 2019 in Nigeria, leading to a lengthy legal battle over her estate. However, she recently appeared before High Court Judge John Linwood, confirming she was alive and had fallen victim to an elaborate fraud. The court heard that Ms. Ashimola filed the case after being falsely registered as deceased, which led to her estate—primarily her home in Woolwich, London—being unlawfully handed over to associates of Tony Ashikodi, a convicted fraudster. She had left the UK for Nigeria in 2018 and had not returned since. In October 2022, Ruth Samuel was granted Power of Attorney on behalf of Bakare Lasisi, who falsely claimed...