EFCC Arraigns Banker for N452m Scam in Onitsha
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Command, on Wednesday arraigned one Judith Nneka Nwagwu, a staff of the United Bank for Africa for alleged fraud.
According to a Statement issued by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said she was docked Justice D.A Onyefulu of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha on a seven-count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N452,047,000.
Judith is alleged to have fraudulently obtained One Hundred and Ninety Million Naira from a complainant whom she was his account officer, on the pretext that the bank had $400,000 for sale at the rate of N480 per Dollar.
Her employers also petitioned the Commission alleging that the defendant forged two fixed deposit certificates and fraudulently obtained the total sum of Two Hundred and Sixty Million, Forty-Seven Thousand naira from a customer under the guise of fixing the money for him.
Count 6 of the charge reads that sometime in 202, make a false document titled “Malaexchio Global Limited with the value of N141,347,289,25.
The offence goes against Section 436 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap 36, Anambra and is punishable under Section 444(3)(h) of the same law.
Judith pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to her prompting prosecution counsel Michal Ani to ask for a date for the commencement of trial.
Justice Onyefulu granted her bail in the sum of N10 million with a surety in like sum. The surety must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court.
Justice Onyefulu adjourned the matter till May 11, 26 and June 8, 2022, for trial.
