EFCC Press Release
A crack team of operatives of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, August 6, 2015 arrested one Kato Ifrahimu Nyam and Godwin Odali, both staff of a new
generation bank for conspiring to defraud the bank to the tune of N3.6bn (three
billion, six million naira) with an e-payment mandate purportedly from Federal
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The suspects, who operate as syndicate, sometime
in June 2015, through their cronies submitted an e-payment mandate of N1.4bn
(one billion, four hundred million naira) to Zenith bank and Access bank Plc.
The banks, sensing a foul play after noticing some
abnormalities on the e-payment mandate discreetly contacted the Ministry of
Agriculture for confirmation and authentication of the document. A response from
the Ministry showed that, no mandate was sent to the banks.
Hence, the EFCC was contacted for investigation.
While the investigation was underway, the suspects
in furtherance of their dubious acts submitted another e-payment mandate of
N1.398bn (one billion, three hundred and ninety eight million naira) to Zenith
bank, Abuja branch though one Abiola Oloko, an accomplice.
In the process, Oloko was arrested by EFCC
operatives.
On arrest, Oloko confessed that, they have had
several meetings to arrange and perfect “the deal”.
Oloko, who claimed to be a job seeker said, he was
lured into “the business” by the bank officials whom he claimed gave him an
identity card of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to
answer the false name “Femi Babatunde”, but with his real passport photograph
affixed to it.
The suspects will be arraigned in court as soon as
investigation into the matter is concluded.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
6th August, 2015
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