Accused Grenfell fraudster was ’12 miles away’

A property consultant who falsely claimed £32,000 as a Grenfell Tower victim told police he saw people crying for help in the burning building when he was 12 miles away, a court heard. Nigerian father-of-five Abolaji Onafuye, 54, claimed he was living in flat 84 and that victims Zainab Deen, 32, was his sister and her two-year-old son Jeremiah was his nephew after they perished in the blaze. Onafuye is said to have dishonestly pocketed £32,000 in donations and housing…

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