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EFCC arraigns lovers for alleged N35m theft in Edo

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October 22, 2026

Joseph Imo

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EFCC arraigns lovers for alleged N35m theft in Edo

The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Marian Elia and Izuchukwu Uzoma, each of whom are lovers, earlier than Justice C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court for stealing to the tune of N35,920,000.00 (Thirty-five Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira).

They have been arraigned on a seven-count cost, bordering on cybercrime, conspiracy and stealing.

Elia, 19 and Uzoma, 21 are alleged to have conspired and stolen N35.920 million belonging to 1 Mrs Esther Ogbeifun.

Investigation by the Commission revealed that Elia, who grew up in the home of the sufferer, had entry to her telephones and financial institution info and allegedly executed a switch of the stated sum from the sufferer’s account into that of Uzoma, her boyfriend. And each transformed the cash to their private use.

One of the cost reads: “That you Marian Elia between the eighth day of March 2026 and twenty ninth day of July 2026 in Benin, Edo State with the jurisdiction of this honourable court docket did use the entry system issued to 1 Mrs Esther Ogbeifun to wit, a Moniepoint Personal Banking App with account quantity 6513141114 to switch the combination sum of N35,920,000.00 (Thirty Five million, Nine hundred and Twenty Thousand) to account quantity 2318786590 domiciled in United Bank for Africa, operated by one Izuchukwu Uzoma, leading to a loss to the stated Mrs Esther Ogbeifun, thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable beneath Section 33(2) (c) of the cybercrime (Prohibition, prevention, and so forth) Act 2015 (as amended 2024).

They pleaded “not guilty” to the fees after they have been learn to them, prompting the prosecution counsel, I.M. Elodi to ask the court docket to for a trial date and to remand the defendants in a Correctional Centre.

Justice Obiozor remanded the defendants in Benin Correctional Centre, Benin City and adjourned the matter until December 7 for listening to.

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