COURT JAILS EX-BANKER 12 YEARS FOR N450M FRAUD

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By Tayo Joseph Lagos

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , Lagos Zonal office,  on Wednesday,  March 14,  2018 secured the  conviction and sentencing of one Paul Onwughalu, a former Head of Operations,  Union Bank Plc, Head Office, Marina,  Lagos, before Justice S.S. Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere.
The convict had been arraigned  on February 24, 2014 on a four-count charge bordering on failure to conduct  due diligence in financial transactions.
One of the counts reads: “ That you,  Paul Onwughalu, on or about the 9th of January, 2013, at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division, whilst being an employee of Union Bank Plc, failed to exercise due diligence in relation to the conduct of financial transactions with one DanKawu Bureau De Change by confirming and authorizing payment of the sum of 450,000,000 (Four Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) fraudulently transferred by hacking into Union Bank database (flexcube) and transferring the said sum to Union Bank Plc account of one DanKawu Bureau De Change domiciled in Union Bank, Head Office Branch, Marina, Lagos and thereby facilitated the crediting and withdrawal of the said sum by one DanKawu Bureau De Change to various accounts in Ecobank, Diamond Bank, Zenith Bank, United Bank for Africa and Dankawu Bureau De Change. “
The accused had pleaded not guilty  to the charge preferred against him,  thereby setting the stage for his full trial.
In the course of the trial,  the prosecution counsel, Fadeke Giwa,  had presented a number of witnesses  and tendered various documents that were admitted in evidence  by the court.
Counsel to the convict, O. Fagbemi, pleaded with the court to tamper justice with mercy in sentencing his client.
Delivering her judgement, Justice Ogunsanya found the accused guilty and sentenced him  to three years imprisonment on each count.
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