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EFCC arraigns ex-banker over N294.5m theft in Lagos

Dateline Nigeria

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July 9, 2026

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‎The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 9, 2026 arraigned a former staff of a new generation bank, Chinonso Akujobi, for an alleged N294,595,992 theft before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Chinonso is being prosecuted on a five-count charge The post EFCC arraigns ex-banker over N294.5m theft in Lagos appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.

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Daily Post Nigeria

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· Jul 10, 2026

EFCC arraigns ex-bank employee over alleged N294.6m theft in Lagos

Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a former employee of a new-generation bank, Chinonso Akujobi, before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged theft of N294,595,992. Akujobi was brought before the court on Thursday, July 9, 2026, on a [] EFCC arraigns ex-bank employee over alleged N294.6m theft in Lagos

Dateline Nigeria

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· Jun 30, 2026

EFCC arraigns man, company over N336.9m fraud in Lagos

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, on Monday, June 29, 2026, arraigned Abdulkarim Muhammad Arome, and his company, Cresco Oil and Gas Limited before Justice O. A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged N336,993,863.35 (Three Hundred and Thirty-six Million, Nine Hundred and The post EFCC arraigns man, company over N336.9m fraud in Lagos appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.

Vanguard News

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· Jul 2, 2026

N98.5bn patent suit: Court directs CBN, NIBSS, others to explore settlement

By Innocent Anaba LAGOS —A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has encouraged parties in a high-stakes N98.5 billion patent infringement suit involving Enterprise Logistics Speciale Limited, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc, NIBSS, and Avanage Nigeria Limited to explore an amicable settlement before proceeding with trial. The trial judge, [] The post N98.5bn patent suit: Court directs CBN, NIBSS, others to explore settlement appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Related coverage for "EFCC arraigns ex-banker over N294.5m theft in Lagos": Daily Post Nigeria — EFCC arraigns ex-bank employee over alleged N294.6m theft in Lagos. Dateline Nigeria — EFCC arraigns man, company over N336.9m fraud in Lagos. Vanguard News — N98.5bn patent suit: Court directs CBN, NIBSS, others to explore settlement