Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested three bankers over their involvement in a case of alleged conspiracy, stealing, forgery, and obtaining money by false pretence.
EFCC Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, in a presss statement, Monday in Abuja, said the suspects, Kagha Emmanuel Uchenna, Okoro Chinasom Davidson, and Egbogu Emmanuel Obiora, employees of one of the new generation banks, allegedly conspired and defrauded a customer of the bank of the sum of N51,978,883,37.
He said, “Investigations revealed that the trio forged the signature and National Identification Management (NIM) number slip of the customer, activated his mobile banking application and fraudulently withdrew the money.
“The suspects, who were arrested on July 7, 2021, at the Nsukka, Enugu branch of the bank, have volunteered statements and will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.”