The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a banker for
stealing money from depositors’ accounts to the tune of N25, 350,000. It was
gathered that the banker, formerly a marketing officer with Fidelity Bank,
allegedly dipped his hands into nine accounts of different customers.
But
the worst-hit victim lost N21,710,000 to him. The accused, Friday Yahaya alias
Peter Arikhan, was arraigned before Justice Lawal Akapo of the Lagos State High
Court sitting at Ikeja, on a 16-count charge bordering on stealing,
impersonation and forgery. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The
Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said: “Yahaya, a former
marketing ‘staff’ of Fidelity Bank, Balogun Business Association branch, Trade
Fair Complex, Lagos, allegedly defrauded nine customers of the bank through
diversion of their deposits into his personal account with the bank.”
One
of the charges reads: “Friday Yahaya (Peter Arikhan) sometime between the
months of February and November 2013, at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial
Division, whilst being a staff of Fidelity Bank Plc, stole the sum of
N21,710,000 from account number 6050729408 maintained by Ifeanyi Okoye,
property of Fidelity Bank Plc.”
Akapo
adjourned the matter till March 11 for hearing of defence bail application and
ordered the accused to be Yahaya remanded in Ikoyi Prison.
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