Australia-Based Nigerian, Foluso Omole, Faces Trial Over Alleged $5m NDIS Fraud

An Australia-based Nigerian, *Foluso Omole*, is facing trial over his alleged role in a *$5 million fraud* involving the *National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)*.

It was learnt on Wednesday from a report published by *ABC News* on Monday that Omole was arrested by operatives of the *Australian Federal Police (AFP)* at *Adelaide Airport* last Friday while allegedly attempting to flee Australia.

According to the report, Omole had allegedly “cut ties” in Adelaide and was preparing to travel to Nigeria before his arrest, a court heard.

The 38-year-old appeared before the *Adelaide Magistrates Court* on Monday, where his bail application was refused following allegations that he had attempted to leave Australia for Nigeria.

The court heard that Omole, a dual Australian and Nigerian citizen, had “purchased a one-way ticket to Nigeria” before his arrest.

A prosecutor also told the court that Omole appeared to have “sent, over the course of his offending, significant funds back to Nigeria,” where his wife resides.

The report stated that Omole was working as an NDIS coordinator and operating two businesses that employed several staff at the time of the alleged offences.

The prosecutor told the court that Omole allegedly received information “improperly” from a woman employed by the *National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)* over a period of six years and “used that information to obtain benefit fraudulently.”

The woman, who has also been charged in connection with the alleged fraud, was expected to appear in court on Thursday.

However, disputing the allegation that Omole intended to flee Australia, his lawyer, *Mark Twiggs*, told the court that his client had informed him that he planned to travel to London on a “return ticket” purchased before any raid on the woman’s home.