N35b Fraud: Court Forfeits First Bank’s ‘Stolen’ N190.2m, $70.8k To FG

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Wednesday ordered an interim forfeiture of the sums of N190,277,634.2 million and $70,811,48, allegedly stolen from First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) by one of its staff, Muiz Tijani Adeyinka. Justice Akintayo Aluko, who granted the order following an ex-parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), […]


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