EFCC gbabs man for $9,500 scam

Press statement from EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, on Monday December 10,
2015 arraigned one Nnaji Ikechukwu, before
Justice D.V Agishir of the Federal High
Court Enugu, on a four count charge
bordering on conspiracy, uttering and
forgery.
Ikechukwu allegedly opened a bank account in
First City Monument Bank with a false name
'Anthony Smith,' with intent to facilitate the
fraudulent transfer of $9,500 (nine thousand five
hundred US Dollars) into the said account. This
action contravenes and is punishable under the
provisions of Section 1(2) (a) and (c) of the
Miscellaneous Offences Act, CAP M17, Laws of
Federation 2004.
One of the charges reads, “That you Nnaji
Ikechukwu, sometime in January 2015 in Enugu,
Enugu State, within the jurisdiction of the Federal
High Court of Nigeria, did procure one Nwamba
Humphrey to forge a National Drivers Licence to
open an account with FCMB, Garden Avenue,
Enugu and thereby committed an offense contrary
to Section 1(2) (a) of the Miscellaneous offences
Act Cap M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria,
2004 and punishable under the same Act”.
The accused however, pleaded not guilty to all
the charges preferred against him and was
granted bail in the sum of N1, 000,000 (one
million naira).
The matter was adjourned to March 16, 2016 for
commencement of trial.
In a related development, the Commission on
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 arraigned one Seyi
Ladejobi Chinyere a staff of one of the first
generation banks before Justice N. Ayo Emmanuel
of the Federal High Court, Ibadan for failure to
exercise due diligence in line with Know Your
Customer regulation, before opening account for
some customers of the bank.
The offence is contrary to Section 3(1) (a) (i) of
the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011,
mandating financial institutions to fully verify the
identities of the intending customers before
opening account for them.
The accused was arrested following a petition by
one Patrick Agie who was allegedly defrauded to
the tune of N800,000 by one John Adam(still at
large), a purported CBN staff, who operates
multiple accounts which Ladejobi manages.
One of the counts reads, “That you United Bank
for Africa Plc, a financial institution and Ladejobi
Seyi Chinyere, an employee of United Bank for
Africa Plc, on 18th day of June, 2013, at Ibadan,
Oyo State, within the jurisdiction of this
Honorable Court, failed to verify the identity of
one John Adams before opening Account
No. 2063557855 for him and thereby committed
an offense contrary to section 3(1) (a) (i) of the
Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 and
punishable under section 16(1) (c) and 16(1) (c)
and 16 (2) (a) of the same Act”.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the 2 counts
brought against her and was granted bail in the
sum of N500, 000 and one surety in like sum.
The case has however been adjourned to 16th of
February 2016.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
10th December, 2015