A FEDERAL Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja, has heard how a fake official of the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) attempted dupe the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Oceanic International Bank Plc, Mrs Cecilia Ibru of $2 million.
The fake EFCC official, according to the agency’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, had approached the embattled former bank chief and tried to extort $2 million from her.
Ibru, who was sacked as the CEO of Oceanic Bank last year, was arraigned by the EFCC on a 25-count charge on August 31, 2009.
Trouble started for Osita Uwajeh, when he was arrested at his Wuse II, Abuja residence on January 13, 2010 following an intelligence report which indicated that he was impersonating officials of the agency.
A team of operatives was subsequently mandated to trail and arrest him after a discreet investigation confirmed the initial report. His arrest led to the recovery of incriminating items.
Some of the items recovered from the suspect’s house include a pack of complimentary cards with the EFCC’s logo and address bearing the suspect’s name, fake EFCC letter head papers, a petition with EFCC acknowledgement stamp and a host of others.
The accused was subsequently arraigned on a four-count charge on January 28, 2010.
