The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a banker for scooping money from depositors’ accounts to the tune of N25.350 million.
It was gathered that the banker, formerly a marketing officer with Fidelity Bank, allegedly dipped hands into nine accounts of different customers.
But the worst-hit victim had the sum of N21 710,000 stolen from his account.
The accused, Friday Yahaya, alias Peter Arikhan, was arraigned before Justice Lawal Akapo of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on a 16-count charge bordering on stealing, impersonation and forgery.
Yahaya pleaded not guilty to the charges
The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said: “Yahaya, a former marketing staff of Fidelity Bank, Balogun Business Association branch, Trade Fair Complex, Lagos, allegedly defrauded nine customers of the bank through diversion of their deposits into his personal account with the bank.”
One of the charges reads: “Friday Yahaya (Peter Arikhan) sometime between the months of February and November 2013, at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division, whilst being a staff of Fidelity Bank Plc stole the sum of N21, 710, 000 from account number 6050729408 maintained by Ifeanyi Okoye, property of Fidelity Bank Plc.”
Justice Akapo adjourned the matter till March 11, 2015 for hearing of defence’s bail application and ordered that the accused person be remanded in Ikoyi prison.
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