In the UK a Nigerian man has been
convicted for lying that two members of his family died in Grenfell Tower fire
in North Kensington, West London.
The fraudster claimed his
sister and nephew died in the Grenfell Tower fire to secure accommodation and
more than £40,000, has been convicted of fraud in the U.K.
Fifty-four year-old Abolaji
Onafuye, claimed the cash after telling volunteers he was related to two real victims
of the fire. He was put up in a hotel for nearly a year before being moved to a
flat.
The convict denied fraud,
but was convicted at Isleworth Crown Court of two counts of frauds by false
representation. He is due to be sentenced on 18 December.
The 14 June 2017 fire in
Kensington, killed 72 people. Prosecutor Michael Phillips, said:
“Abolaji Onafuye had no
connections to the Grenfell Tower tragedy but saw an opportunity to benefit
himself, both financially and with accommodation.
Our prosecution was able to
prove he had repeatedly and intentionally lied and that his post-arrest story
that it had all been an innocent mistake was just an attempt to escape the
consequences of his cruel deception.”
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