24million Naira Fraud Allege Against Diamond Bank Manager
The Special Fraud Unit (SFU) on Tuesday accuse the former Diamond Bank Plc branch manager,Mr Chinedu Oguike, at Federal Court in Lagos for allegation of N24million fraud. The manager was charged with three counts of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and advanced fee fraud. The defendant, who managed the bank’s Oyingbo, Ebutte-Metta, Lagos branch, was accused of obtaining the money from Ufomba Nnabugwu after promising to deliver a property in the Ijegun Egba area of Lagos to him. The Police prosecutor, Effiong Asuquo, said Oguike committed the alleged offence in 2014, adding that it contravenes Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006. Oguike was also accused of preparing phony loan facility documents for himself. He was said to have used the name of Edwin Ezeakachukwu and the Ijegun Egba property as collateral, to the victim’s detriment. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge. Defence counsel, John Itodo, applied fo...