EFCC Uncovers Syndicate of Bankers Stealing Depositors’ Funds

The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission EFCC has uncovered a criminal syndicate of bankers that specialized in forging signatures of deceased bank customers, and stealing from their accounts.

They also allegedly execute fraudulent financial transactions, including unauthorised debits of depositors’ funds.

According to the anti graft agency, the members of the syndicate, include, Mbong Essien, Akwa Akwa, Precious John, Kenneth Udoetuk and Ubong Udom .

The commission said they were on Monday, March 2, 2020 arraigned before Justice Archibong Archibong of the Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo.

They were arraigned on a 23-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery, obtaining by false pretence and criminal conversion of depositors’ funds to the tune of N37,690,000.