EFCC Arraigns One for 5 millions Naira Scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Mutairu Laisi before Justice Kudirat Jose of Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja on a twelve- count charge bordering on fraudulent accounting and stealing.

Laisi was alleged to have fraudulently manipulated a customer’s account with the former Intercontinental Bank Plc( now Access Bank) and in the process withdrew a total sum of N5,000,000.00( Five Million Naira only).

When the charges were read to the defendant, he pleaded not guilty to them.

One of the charges reads: “Mutairu Laisi on or about 26th day of March, 2009 at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division, being a clerk or servant employed by Intercontinental Bank Plc (now Access Bank Plc) with intent to defraud altered/destroyed entries relating to account no. 0001005000033200 which was in the possession of your employer and withdrew the sum of N500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) from the said account and thereafter you deleted the details of the transaction from the said account”.

The prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, said that in view of the plea of the defendant, he was ready for trial and prayed the court for a short adjournment to assemble his witnesses.

However, defense counsel, Oluwole Kehinde filed an application for bail. He urged the court to allow the defendant to continue on the administrative bail he was offered by the EFCC.

Justice Jose adjourned the case matter till May 14, 2015 and ordered that the defendant be remanded in the EFCC custody.

Media & Publicity

12th May, 2015