The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on October 14, 2022 arrested 12 bankers for suspected insider fraud.
The arrest of the bankers was revealed in a statement released on Monday on the website of the anti-graft agency.
The suspects are: 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.
Preliminary investigations showed the suspects allegedly stole funds from some dormant accounts in a branch of an old generation bank in Enugu, Enugu State.
The stolen funds were transferred from the dormant accounts to various beneficiaries, with the principal beneficiary already identified by the EFCC.
The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded, the anti-graft agency said.
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