Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

$50,000, N9.2m Fraud: EFCC Presents First Witness Against Ecobank, Ex-Staff

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has presented its first witness, Jones Oboh, in an alleged $50,000 and N9.2Million fraud involving Ecobank Plc and one of its employees, Anieka Udoh, before Justice Saliu Seidu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State. The first defendant, Ecobank Plc, was arraigned on March 12, 2019, while the second defendant, Udoh, was arraigned on March 7, 2019. One of the counts reads: "That you, Ecobank Plc and one Anieka Udoh, whilst being an employee of Eco Bank Plc sometime in 2009, at Lagos within the jurisdiction of the Honourable co…