EFCC Indicts Former Banker, Discovers Another $72.8m As Investigation Continues On Former Minister, Diezani

As part of the ongoing investigations into the activities of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday said it has arrested and detained a former Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo.

It said Okonkwo was arrested allegedly over an additional $72, 870,000million still in the coffers of the bank.

A statement by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said the ex-Managing Director was being grilled.

The statement reads: “Okonkwo, who is currently the Chairman of First Bank Holding, alongside others, had earlier been grilled over a sum of $153million and $115million by the commission.

“While all the $153 million were recovered by the EFCC, the cases involving $115million, as it relates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), bribery matter, are in various courts.