EFCC arraigns banker over N74million ‘fraud’

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wednesday, arraigned a staff of First City Monument Bank Plc, one Ogunleye Bamidele Ayodele, before Justice Hussaini Baba Yusuf of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N74, 760,000 under false pretence from one Auwal A Danyaro, Chief Executive Officer, Triple A Multi Concept Global Ventures.

The commission’s acting spokesperson, Mr Tony Orilade, in a press statement in Abuja, said: “The arraignment of the accused, who is facing a nine-count charge, bordering on obtaining money under false pretence, followed a petition to EFCC.”

He said the complainant alleged that the accused, who was his account officer, had approached him with a bait to help him get United States Dollars from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at a lower exchange rate.

According to the complainant, he parted with N74, 760,000 belonging to his company, Triple A Multi- Concept Global Ventures, without the defendant buying the alleged Dollars nor refunding his money.

Orilade said the defendant pleaded not guilty to all the charges and in view of his plea the Prosecution Counsel, Iwebafa Gift Odibo, asked for a trial date and prayed the court to remand the defendant in prison custody pending hearing.

However, the Defence Counsel, Osuji Udoka Geraldine, told the court there was a pending application for bail on behalf of her client.

Justice Hussaini Baba ordered the defendant to be remanded in Kuje Prison and adjourned the matter till May 15, 2019, for bail application and May 30, 2019 for hearing.

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