EFCC ARRAIGNS TWO BANKERS FOR FRAUD

 One of the  charges against the two of them reads: That Ebenezer Adelowo ‘m’ and Walter Ekomaye ‘m’ between the month of October 2017  and December, 2017, at the banking hall of the First City Monument Bank, Bodija branch, being employees of the FCMB,  did steal the sum of N19,736,905.78k (Nineteen  Million, Seven Hundred and Thirty -SixThousand, Nine Hundred  and Five Naira) only property of First City Monument Bank PLC by withdrawing the said amount from the account of Mudashiru Ishola Nigeria Limited with account number 2825997025 when you knew there was no such fund in the account, and thereby committed an offence’

However, while the duo,  were  arraigned together on  a three- count charge bordering on conspiracy  and stealing, Ebenezer answered to  another separate five count charge alone for obtaining money under false pretenses  respectively.

They both pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against them and in view of their plea, prosecution counsel Adeola Elumaro prayed the court for a trial date.

 The counsel to the first defendant, Degbile Moronkeji informed the court of an application for bail filed on 31st January, 2018, is before the court. He thereafter prayed the court to allow the first defendant remain in the EFCC’s custody pending ruling on his bail application. Counsel to the second defendant also informed the court of his bail application filed

Meanwhile, Justice Owolabi, ordered that the defendants be remanded in EFCC’s custody pending the determination of their bail applications, while the case is adjourned to 16 February, 2018 for hearing of bail application