12 staff of First Bank PLC have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly participating in fraudulent acts and illegally withdrawing huge sum of amount from dormant accounts.
The suspects were nabbed and paraded by the Enugu Zonal Command of the anti-graft agency on Friday, October 14, 2022.
In a statement issued by the commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren on Saturday, he listed the names of the 12 suspects.
The syndicate has eight male members and four female members.
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The agency gave the names of the suspects as Odeniyi Anthony, Deki Kingsley Onyekachi, Oguchukwu Ene, Elendu Chizaram, Anyakora Uchenna, Onah Kingsley, Akwe Elizabeth and Chinenye Grace Acibe.
Others are Victoria Ezedie, Chidi-Ukah Obinna, Etoh Lawrence Uzochukwu and Udeze Harrison.
The commission said preliminary investigations showed that the suspects allegedly stole funds from some dormant accounts in a branch of an old-generation bank in Enugu.
“The stolen funds were transferred from the dormant accounts to various beneficiaries, with the principal beneficiary already identified by the EFCC.”
He also added that “the suspects will be charged to court as soon as possible.”