On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned three former employees of Access Bank and an additional individual for allegedly stealing about N15,944,100 from the bank.
The suspects, identified as Ogbu Kingsley Ibekwem, Nwagbara Chidimma, Uwaezuoke Raymond, and Chidubem Angela Mgbeke are believed to have taken the funds before it could be transferred to the bank’s bullion unit for subsequent movement to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
According to a statement from the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the suspects were handed over to the anti-graft agency by the Nottidge branch of the bank in Onitsha, Anambra State.
Appearing before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Enugu State, the suspects faced a four-count charge related to conspiracy and stealing. When the charges were read, they all pleaded “not guilty.”
In response, the EFCC’s counsel, Ahmad Yusuf Abdullahi, requested a trial date and asked that the defendants be remanded at the Enugu State correctional facility.
Umar subsequently adjourned the case until May 22, 2024, while the defendants remain in EFCC custody pending the hearing of their bail application.
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