Mr Ifeanyi Chukwu Azike, a manager of Ecobank Plc, was charged by the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of Nigeria Police Force on a three-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretences and fraud. He was charged for allegedly obtaining the sum of N150million from a customer, under the pretext of buying the customer a Federal Government Treasury Bill in the bank.
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Mr. Azike was also alleged to have forged the bank customer’s signature and a letter of instruction without the consent of the bank and fraudulently converted the sum of N411million belonging to the customer, to his personal use. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. However, Mr. Azike has been remanded in prison custody pending trial.
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