The Enugu Zonal office of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday March 27,2018
arraigned one Nwachukwu Placidus, a former manager of First City Monument Bank
Ltd, Onitsha Branch and three former
bankers with Idemili Micro Finance Bank Ltd, Nnewi namely; Ohaegbunam
Chinyere,Egbosi Chiemenam and Nkeiru Okeke before Justice Ike Agu of the
Anambra State High Court on a 12–count charge of stealing, conversion and
obtaining N129,000,000 by false pretence.
The first defendant, Placidus allegedly diverted funds received
from Idemilli Micro Finance bank meant to be placed as fixed deposit to his
personal accounts. while claiming they
were severally rolled over and presented forged fixed deposit certificates to
cover his tracks.
The co- defendants are alleged
accomplices to the crime. All the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges
after they were read To them.
The trial judge admitted the defendants to bail on different
conditions as follows. The first defendant is to produce two sureties and Two Million Naira (N2,000,000) in like sum with the sureties residing within
the jurisdiction of the court. He further directed that they must have landed
properties and must deposit two copies of their recent passport photographs
alongside that of the defendant.
The second, third and fourth
defendants were respectively granted bail in the sum of One Million Naira
(N1,000,000) and one surety each who must be a civil servant of not less than
grade level 14 and who must also reside within the jurisdiction of the court.
The case has been adjourned to June
14, July 16, October 15, November 7 and
December 6, 2018 respectively for hearing.
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