N603m fraud: More troubles for Ikuforiji as EFCC vows to appeal his controversial acquittal

Ikuforiji

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it would appeal against the verdict of the Federal High Court which acquitted the Speaker of the Lagos State house of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji and one of his aides, Oyebode Atoyebi on Friday.

The Lagos Speaker and Atoyebi had been facing prosecution on a 54 count of alleged money laundering to the tune of N603 million.

The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said in an electronic mail on Friday that the EFCC was not satisfied with the ruling of the court as it had proof of evidence that the accused persons committed acts in violation of the Money Laundering to the tune of N338.8.

Shame: How four First Bank staff stole customers N5.1m with ATM…EFCC nabs suspects

First Bank MD, Bisi Onasanya

There is palpable fear, panic and pandemonium among customers of First Bank currently due to incessant cases of fraud perpetrated mostly by staff working with the leading financial institution headed by Bisi Onasanya. 

Recently, the Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC) arrested four bankers working with the bank for an alleged Automated Teller Machine (ATM) fraud.

The head media, publicity EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement obtained by SHOWBIZPLUSng said that the suspects- Mansur Danlami, Ejiro Eborikpo, Nina Stephen and Samson Nwodo were arrested by the operatives of the commission for the conspiracy to steal N5.1 m from a customer’s account.

Shame: Union Bank's senior managers in EFCC net for stealing customers N661m

For shamelessly and wickedly stealing the whopping sum of N661 million belonging to customers of Union Bank, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two senior bank managers of the troubled financial institution.
The suspects SHOWBIZPLUSng gathered are a branch manager, Samuel Obende and a head of operations, Rabiu Alhasan Dawaki, both of Bello Road Cash Centre of Union Bank Plc in Kano.
 The anti-graft agency said they abused their positions to perfect the theft, which is currently causing panic and pandemonium among scared customers of the bank.