Three employees of Wema Bank Nigeria and four others have been arraigned and subsequently remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre over their alleged involvement in the theft of more than N8 billion from the bank.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the suspects on Tuesday before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja on a four-count amended charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, unauthorized access to computer systems, and impersonation.
The accused persons Samuel Ihechukwu Asiegbu, Ejim Kingsley Kelechi, Hamzat Zakariya, Onyeimachi Fabian, Achonu Chukwuka Ubaka, Sunday Osademe, and Nurudeen Ibrahim were said to have committed the offence in January 2025.
During the court proceedings, EFCC counsel informed the court of an amended charge dated June 17, 2025, and filed on June 19, 2025, outlining the specific allegations against the defendants.
According to the EFCC, the accused, alongside other individuals still at large, including one Alhaji Sulaiman, conspired to fraudulently siphon funds from Wema Bank through unauthorized digital access and manipulation.
Though all seven defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges, but Justice Oshodi, was observed to have ordered that they be remanded in custody and adjourned the case to September 15, 2025, for the commencement of trial.