The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday filed ten charges against the former chairman of Skye Bank Plc, Mr Tunde Ayeni, over alleged
The cash in question was withdrawn from the Suspense Account of the bank by Ayeni and allegedly spent on different types of favour to people.
He will face trial with a former Managing Director of Skye Bank, Timothy Ajani Oguntayo; Control Dredging Company and Royaltex Paramount Ventures Limited pursuant to Section 109 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015. The anti-graft agency also charged Ayeni for allegedly transferring another N1,250 000, 000.00 from the defunct Skye Bank Plc Suspense Account to the Skye Bank Plc account no. 1770380476 of Royaltex Paramount Ventures Limited.
”That you, Tunde Ayeni, whilst being the Chairman, Board of Directors of the defunct Skye Bank Plc and Control Dredging Company Limited on or about the 24th December, 2014 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did commit an offence to wit, converting the sum of N3,000,000,000.00 transferred from Skye Bank Plc Suspense Account to the First City Monument Bank Plc account no.
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