The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Command, on Friday, May 23, 2025, arraigned three employees of a first-generation bank alongside four others for allegedly conspiring to defraud Wema Bank Nigeria Plc of N8.5 billion.

The accused—Samuel Ihechukwu Asiegbu, Fabian Chizaram Onyeimachi, and Kingsley Kelechi Ejim—were brought before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.

They were charged alongside Hannah Okunlola Adesokan, Hamza Zakariya, Achionu Chukwuka Ubaku, and Sunday Osademe.

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They face an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence. One of the charges alleges that the defendants, along with others still at large, including Nurudeen Ibrahim and Alhaji Sulaiman, conspired in January 2025 to unlawfully divert funds from various accounts in Wema Bank for personal gain, in violation of the Cybercrimes Act, 2015.

All the defendants pleaded not guilty when the charges were read.

Prosecuting counsel Aso Larrys Peters urged the court to fix a trial date and requested that the defendants be remanded in a correctional facility. However, counsel for Hannah Okunlola asked the court to allow her remain in EFCC custody, citing health-related issues.

Justice Osiagor granted the requests in part, setting June 6, 2025, for trial to begin. He ordered five of the accused to be remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service. Kingsley Kelechi Ejim was permitted to continue on his existing bail terms, while Hannah Okunlola was directed to remain in EFCC custody until the trial.

EFCC Arrests 49 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Kogi Raid

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), through its Ilorin Zonal Directorate, has apprehended 49 individuals suspected of engaging in internet fraud in Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State.

According to a statement released on Monday, the arrests were carried out between Saturday, May 24, and Sunday, May 25, 2025, following credible intelligence that linked the suspects to various forms of cybercrime.