Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Court Convicts Banker for Identity Theft, Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo zonal office, has secured the conviction of one Elijah Joseph John on a two-count charge of fraud and identity theft. The convict was prosecuted before Justice Fatun O. Riman of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. John, a former staff of Diamond Bank was alleged by a certain Aniebeit Daniel Udeme (a customer with the bank), to have moved a sum of N400,000 from his (Udeme) account same day the money was deposited. According to the complainant, the unauthorised transaction was reported to the bank, but was told that it c…