Photo: Husband And Wife Who Allegedly Defrauded Fidelity Bank N32 Million Arraigned By EFCC

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have brought a couple before a court for allegedly defrauding a bank.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, arraigned the duo of Austin Mbonu and Nnenna Mbonu, a.k.a. Chika Mbonu, alongside their companies, Global Steno Nigeria Limited and Nestins Global Links Limited, before Justice O. A. Taiwo of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.

They were arraigned on a 20-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N32,507,628.08 (Thirty-Two Million, Five Hundred and Seven Thousand, Six Hundred and Twenty-Eight Naira, Eight Kobo).

The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them. In view of their pleas, prosecution counsel, Nkeruwem Anana, asked for a trial date and urged the court to remand the defendants in prison custody.

Justice Taiwo adjourned the case to February 2, 2018 for hearing of the bail application and ordered the defendants to be remanded in the EFCC custody.