Two bankers, Rowland Alozie, Segun Osho and their accomplice, Abass
Kolawole, have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) , over an alleged conspiracy and fraudulent conversion of
Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue Cheque for N9554,286, 00.
Rowland and Segun, both staff of the Moscow Road, Port Harcourt, branch
of Access Bank, colluded to convert an Ecobank manager’s cheque belonging to
one Rockson Engineering (a company owned by the Chairman of Arik Air) , issued
as tax payment to the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue.
A statement by the Head, Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Wilson
Uwujaren said the third suspect, Abass Kolawole, was arrested when he allegedly
approached a branch of Ecobank, in Lagos, to cash the manager’s cheque through
his account.
The statement said the suspects will be charged to court as soon as
investigation is concluded.