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EFCC Rearrested Ex Bank PHB MD

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December 17, 2024 Follow

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned Francis Atuche, former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank), alongside Joachim Nnosiri and Uguru Onyike, for alleged forgery.

The trio is facing a nine-count charge of forgery, conspiracy, and falsification of documents before the Ikeja Special Offences Court. The alleged offences occurred on March 4, 2013, in Lagos.

According to the EFCC, Atuche instructed Nnosiri, a former office assistant at the bank, to deliver forged documents to the bank’s corporate headquarters in Lagos for use as court exhibits.

The documents, purportedly board resolutions of Future View Securities Ltd, Extra Oil Ltd, and Trajek Nigeria Ltd, were reported missing from the bank since October 2009.

The anti-graft agency stated that the offences contravene Sections 364, 363, and 409 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.

During the re-arraignment, EFCC counsel Fanen Anum requested a trial date, stating the case would begin afresh.

Defense counsel Anthony Ejere and Clement Onwuenwunor (SAN) appealed to the court to uphold the defendants’ previous bail conditions, a request that Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe granted.

The judge adjourned the trial to May 6, 2025, for commencement.

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Say No To EFCC: Youths Protest Against EFCC in Warri

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October 04, 2022

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Some youths gathered earlier today to protest against the activities of the anti-crime agency; EFCC.The youth with different placard say they want the agency to be disbanded because they are only harassing poor youth in the area. It will be noted that EFCC always parades different youths as 'Yahoo boys' every week.

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Bank Users Beware: Police Reveal Shocking Secrets Behind ATM Fraud

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December 08, 2024

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Lotus Bank FINCON Staff Defrauds Banks of 337 Million

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3 months ago

September 10, 2024

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LOTUS Bank Limited has experienced a severe financial setback, with an employee allegedly defrauding the institution of N336,993,863.35. This loss comes just two months after the bank suffered a significant financial hit of N1,134,491,604.31.The fraud came to light through an affidavit submitted by Gbenga Ojerinde, a fraud investigation officer at LOTUS Bank, and filed by Lagos attorney Efe Eze-Iyamu. The affidavit revealed that questionable Mudarabah profits were c...