Lagos courtroom jails former banker for fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, October 19, 2026, secured the conviction of Chukwuebuka Nweke, a former banker for financial institution fraud earlier than Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja.

A press release issued by the fee on Monday, October 20, says investigations revealed that Nweke, on June 21, 2025, in Lagos, accessed a desktop laptop assigned to at least one Emmanuella Anyanwu with out lawful authority, thereby facilitating the unauthorised withdrawal of ₦1 million from an account belonging to Leelee Dumbari and domiciled with one of many new era banks.

The fee says the offence is opposite to Section 386(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

‘’Upon the conclusion of investigations, Nweke was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the EFCC on a one-count cost bordering on the illegal withdrawal of N1 million from Leelee Dumbari’s account with the financial institution.”

The former banker pleaded “not guilty” to the cost, prompting a full trial.

During the trial, the prosecution counsel, M.Ok. Bashir known as 5 witnesses to determine the case in opposition to the defendant.

The defence, nevertheless, known as one witness.

Delivering judgment, Justice Ijelu discovered Nweke responsible as charged and sentenced him to pay a advantageous of N1 million inside 30 days, failing which he can be remanded in a Correctional Centre for six months.