By Gwurld4026 
Fraudulent Claim Challenged by Nigerian Woman’s Videolink
In a recent legal case in the UK, 55-year-old Nigerian national June Ashimola appeared via video link from Nigeria to the High Court in London to prove she was alive, countering fraudulent claims that she had died.
Ashimola, who left the UK for Nigeria in 2018, owned a property in Woolwich, southeast London, valued at approximately £350,000. In her absence, associates of convicted fraudster Tony Ashikodi produced a forged death certificate dated 2019, falsely declaring her deceased. They also presented a fraudulent marriage certificate alleging she had been married to a man named Bakare Lasisi since 1993. These falsified documents were used to obtain power of attorney over her estate.
During the court proceedings, Ashimola testified that both the death and marriage certificates were fraudulent. Due to visa restrictions, she was unable to attend the court in person but provided evidence via video link from Nigeria. The judge, Deputy Master Linwood, acknowledged the challenges posed by the video testimony but accepted her evidence, noting the resemblance between her and her passport photographs.
The court found that the alleged marriage to Lasisi was fictitious, with no evidence supporting his existence. Emails purportedly from Lasisi were deemed inauthentic. The judge concluded that Ashikodi orchestrated the scheme to seize control of Ashimola’s property, describing it as a “long-running campaign” involving forgery and fraud.
As a result, the court revoked the fraudulently obtained power of attorney and recognized Ashimola’s rightful ownership of her property. The legal dispute incurred costs exceeding £150,000, potentially surpassing the property’s equity