The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday ordered that a former employee of Coronation Merchant Bank, Nsa Ayi, be remanded in Ikoyi Prisons over alleged N733,906,951.09 fraud.
Ayi was alleged to have fraudulently and unlawfully debited several customers with the bank to the tune of N733,906, 951.09.
Justice Mojisola Dada of Special Offences Court ordered Ayi to be remanded in Ikoyi Prisons following his arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
He was arraigned on a 10- count charge of conspiracy, fraud, and falsification of documents among others.
The prosecuting counsel, Nnemeka Omewa, alleged that the defendant on various dates between January 2014 and January 2017 fraudulently debited the bank’s customers using instructions purported to be issued by the bank to them.
He prayed the court to take the plea of the defendant.
However, Ayi, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him by the EFCC following which the trial judge ordered that he be remanded in prison.
The EFCC had alleged that the defendant falsified account no 2990001176 belonging to a company, Ogunjemo E Mascot and debited it of N2,029,394 and one Ndubueze Caroline of N8,169,000.00 purporting the instructions to have been issued by the owners of the account.
“The defendant on another occasion allegedly debited same account to the tune of N172,076,712.33 using an instruction which he purported to have been issued by same company,” the Commission stated. - The Nation
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