oil firm CEO nabbed for defrauding bank N4.4bn

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Emee Oil And Gas Nig. Ltd., Florence Onojame, who allegedly defrauded Access Bank of N4.4 billion.

NAN reports that Onojame appeared before an Ikeja Special Offences Court alongside her company on a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and receiving fraudulently obtained property.

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
EFCC counsel, Mr Fatai Mohammed, thereafter prayed to the court for a trial date and remand of the defendant.


Mohammed told the court the defendant committed the offences with four others at large sometime in February 2022 in Lagos.

The counsel said that the defendant stole N4.4 billion, which she fraudulently transferred via Primus Plus, an electronic banking platform of Access Bank, using her company’s login details.

He added that the defendant further transferred the sum into several accounts domiciled with the bank.

The prosecution counsel further submitted that the defendant retained the control of N100 million in her Access Bank account with the name of her company and transferred the sum from Total Energy Nig. Ltd. account, knowing the same to be proceeds of criminal activities.