EFCC drags two, firm to court over alleged €49m bank scam
The Economic and Monetary Crimes Rate (EFCC) has arraigned Abel EgertonSokari and Nkiruka Chukwuma sooner than a Lagos Particular Offences Court sitting in Ikeja for allegedly attempting to extinguish €49,000,000 by faux pretence and forgery.
Sokari and Chukwuma were arraigned alongside a company, Zakah World Funding Exiguous, on a six-depend price bordering on tried fraud, possession of unsuitable paperwork, and forgery.
The EFCC alleged that on or about Could well 19, 2025, the defendants tried to fraudulently extinguish €49,000,000 from First Bank of Nigeria by falsely claiming that Bayan Funding Bank and Hedge Fund Statutory Belief had transferred the said amount into memoir number 2046430791, belonging to Zakah World Funding Exiguous and domiciled at First Bank.
The Rate additional alleged that in the future in April 2024, in Lagos, regarded as one of many defendants was as soon as stamp in possession of a document containing faux pretences — namely, a letter purportedly from the law office of Steven H. Sado, P.C., lead defence attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump — which he allegedly knew to be faux.
The defendants pleaded no longer responsible to the final costs. Following their plea, the prosecution counsel, HanatuKofarnaisa, requested a trial date and suggested the court to remand the defendants in custody pending the graduation of trial.
Then all as soon as more, counsel to the principle and 2d defendants, Clement Onwenwnor (SAN) and LaoluOwolabi (SAN), suggested the court of pending bail capabilities and appealed that the defendants be granted bail on the most liberal phrases. As well they undertook to seize custody of the defendants pending the perfection of their bail stipulations.
Justice Dada granted every defendant bail in the sum of N500,000 with one surety in love sum.
The court also temporarily launched them to their respective counsel pending the fulfilment of the bail stipulations, which must be perfected internal one month.
The resolve therefore adjourned the trial to October 29, 2025.
