EFCC Arrest Man After Absconding With N20m Mistakenly Paid Into His Account

One Lance Corporal Haruna Samuel of the Nigeria Air Force Base, Kaduna has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on one count charge bordering on theft and criminal misappropriation.

The defendant was arraigned before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on Tuesday, January 18.

The defendant was alleged to have on December 3, 2020, received a credit alert of the sum of N 20, 014,300 (Twenty Million, Fourteen Thousand, Three Hundred Naira) into his bank account.

The money was sent in error from the account of his employer. Knowing full well he wasn’t expecting any payment of such magnitude, the defendant instead of reporting the issue to his bank or employer, went ahead to withdraw part of the money for personal use, including settling debts.