The police
in Lagos have arrested a suspected fraudster, Happy Eguakun, and an official of
Ecobank Nigeria Plc, Hillary Ejechi, for allegedly attempting to divert a
project fund of the Obanliku Local Government Area, Cross River State.
It was
learnt that the fund was deposited into account number 0339007306 domiciled in
the bank, with Obanliku Local Government Project as the account name.
The money in
the account runs into millions of naira.
According to
Punch, the council had earlier alerted the Cross River Police Command after
receiving a tip-off on an imminent fraud on the account.
The command
was said to have sent a signal, including details of the suspect to its Lagos
counterpart in respect of the complaint lodged by the council.
The police
said Eguakun, a Computer Science graduate, had reportedly forged a document and
went to Ecobank branch at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, on the pretext that he
worked with the council and was a signatory to the account.
42-year-old
Eguakun, an indigene of Delta State, had sometime in July met with his
accomplice, 27-year-old Ejechi at the branch to perfect the fraud.
Unfortunately
for them in the process of committing the crime, a police team from the Ikoyi
division, led by Sergeant Damian Ojuinyi, stormed the bank and arrested the
duo.
The
suspects, who reportedly planned the fraud with other persons at large, were
brought before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on five counts bordering on
forgery and impersonation.
As usual,
the guys pleaded not guilty to the charges before the presiding magistrate, Mrs
O.M. Ajayi.
The
magistrate granted them bail in the sum of N250,000 each with two sureties each
in like sum, adding that the sureties must present evidence of tax payments and
their residential addresses.
The case has
been adjourned till August 16, 2016, for trial.
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