The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged the
Managing Director of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifiesimama Sekibo, and five
others before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for an alleged
fraud of N1bn.
Sekibo was charged along with Dimire Dike, Wumi Adeniyi, Kolapo
Daisi, Funmilayo Taiwo and Akeem Durotoye.
The charges border, among others, on conspiracy, stealing,
obtaining money under false pretences and forgery.
The EFCC alleged that the defendants obtained the sum of N1bn
from Heritage Bank Plc “by falsely representing the sum as proceeds
of Vlamings Professional Limited’s investment in Heritage Bank
Plc.”
It accused them of dishonestly converting the N1bn, being
Heritage Bank’s property, to their own.
They were accused of forging a document titled ‘RE: Expression
of Interest in Agric Fund Management Scheme.”
According to the anti-graft agency, the defendants allegedly
forged the document dated April 2, 2015, “purporting it to be a
loan scheme executed in favour of Vlamings Professionals
Limited.”
The EFCC claimed that the defendants sent the document to it
(EFCC), hoping it would be mistaken as genuine.
They also allegedly forged another document titled, “Agric
Management Scheme” purporting that it was approved by Heritage Bank
Plc.
In the 10th count bordering on accessory to an act or offence
contrary to sections 8(b) and 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and
other related offences Act, 2006, the EFCC accused Dike, Adeniyi
and Akeem of “procuring false Heritage Bank agric fund scheme
documents as a means of disguising the evidence against the said
bank’s staff to enable them to escape prosecution.”
Counsel for the EFCC, Ekene Iheanacho, said the defendants
committed the offence between February 2015 and February 2017.
According to him, among others, they allegedly acted contrary to
sections 285(8), 363(3)(h) and 364 of the Criminal Law of Lagos
State 2011.
The court has yet to fix a date for the arraignment of the
defendants.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged the
Managing Director of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifiesimama Sekibo, and five
others before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for an alleged
fraud of N1bn.
Sekibo was charged along with Dimire Dike, Wumi Adeniyi, Kolapo
Daisi, Funmilayo Taiwo and Akeem Durotoye.
The charges border, among others, on conspiracy, stealing,
obtaining money under false pretences and forgery.
The EFCC alleged that the defendants obtained the sum of N1bn
from Heritage Bank Plc “by falsely representing the sum as proceeds
of Vlamings Professional Limited’s investment in Heritage Bank
Plc.”
It accused them of dishonestly converting the N1bn, being
Heritage Bank’s property, to their own.
They were accused of forging a document titled ‘RE: Expression
of Interest in Agric Fund Management Scheme.”
According to the anti-graft agency, the defendants allegedly
forged the document dated April 2, 2015, “purporting it to be a
loan scheme executed in favour of Vlamings Professionals
Limited.”
The EFCC claimed that the defendants sent the document to it
(EFCC), hoping it would be mistaken as genuine.
They also allegedly forged another document titled, “Agric
Management Scheme” purporting that it was approved by Heritage Bank
Plc.
In the 10th count bordering on accessory to an act or offence
contrary to sections 8(b) and 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and
other related offences Act, 2006, the EFCC accused Dike, Adeniyi
and Akeem of “procuring false Heritage Bank agric fund scheme
documents as a means of disguising the evidence against the said
bank’s staff to enable them to escape prosecution.”
Counsel for the EFCC, Ekene Iheanacho, said the defendants
committed the offence between February 2015 and February 2017.
According to him, among others, they allegedly acted contrary to
sections 285(8), 363(3)(h) and 364 of the Criminal Law of Lagos
State 2011.
The court has yet to fix a date for the arraignment of the
defendants.
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