The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, brought charges against Florence Onojame, an oil marketer, for her alleged involvement in a 4.4 billion Naira fraud.
Onojame, along with her company, Emee Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited, was presented before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos Special Offences Court in Ikeja.
The charges brought against her and her company revolve around allegations of conspiracy and fraud.
The prosecution counsel from the EFCC, Fatai Mohammed, informed the court that the oil marketer purportedly collaborated with unidentified individuals to defraud Access Bank Plc for a total of N4,380,100,000.
The anti-corruption agency claims that she illicitly moved the funds using Primusplus, Access Bank’s electronic banking platform, and subsequently directed this amount to other accounts held within the bank.
The EFCC contends that she carried out this act in February 2022, in collaboration with a convicted individual, Chris Nnaji, as well as individuals named Captain Robert Aboh, Emenike Vincent Ebulu, and Nuhu Amanabo, who are currently evading apprehension.
As per the prosecution, these actions violate sections 409, 278, and 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Onojame pleaded not guilty to all three charges. The prosecution requested that she be remanded in custody, and the judge ordered her to be held at the Ikoyi Correctional Center until her bail hearing on October 10.