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March 16, 2022
Judith Nneka Nwagwu
Judith Nneka Nwagwu

EFCC Arraigns Banker for N452m Scam in Onitsha

The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today March 16, 2022, arraigned one Judith Nneka Nwagwu, a staff of the United Bank for Africa, before Justice D.A Onyefulu of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha on a seven count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N452,047,000

Judith is alleged to have fraudulently obtained N192,000,000 (One Hundred and Ninety Million Naira) from a complainant whom she was his account officer, on the pretext that the bank had $400,000 for sale at the rate of N480 per Dollar. He employers also petitioned the Commission alleging that the defendant forged two fixed deposit certificates and fraudulently obtained the total sum of N260,047.000 ( Two Hundred and Sixty Million, Forty-Seven Thousand naira)Million from a customer under the guise of fixing the money for him.

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Count 6 of the charge reads, “That you Judith Nneka Nwagwu , while being an employee of the United Bank of Africa Plc Onitsha Branch , sometime in 2021 within the jurisdiction of this court did make a false document titled “Malaexchio Global Limited with the value of N141,347,289,25 knowing same to be false and with intent that it may be acted upon as genuine to the prejudice of Anthony Unigwe and United Bank For Africa Plc and you committed an offence contrary to Section 436 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap 36, Anambra and punishable under Section 444(3)(h) of the same law”.

She pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to her prompting prosecution counsel Michal Ani to ask for a date for the commencement of trial.

Justice Onyefulu granted her bail in the sum of N10 million with a surety in like sum. The surety must be resident within the jurisdiction of court.

Justice Onyefulu adjourned the matter till May 11, 26 and June 8, 2022 for trial.
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EFCC Arrests 13 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested thirteen ( 13) suspected internet fraudsters at the Nsukka and Emene axes of Enugu State.

They were arrested on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 in a sting operation.

Twelve of the suspects believed to be involved in internet- related offences are: Chinaza Onyekwelu; David Sharon; Igwenagu Chimezie; Nnachi Collins, Noble Nwodo and Okoye Ebuka. Others are: Onaga Divine; Richie Samson; Ugwu Chideru; Victor Sopuluchi, Nwajie Chidubem Eric and Nnamani Chukwuebuka.

They were arrested based on some verified intelligence by the EFCC.

Items recovered from them include: five laptops; phones and a silver coloured Lexus car with registration number: FST 823 GD.

The suspects will soon be charged to court.

Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
16 March, 2022

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