EFCC arraigns two women, man over alleged N156.9m fraud in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a man and two women over an alleged N156.9 million fraud involving stealing, conspiracy, fraudulent conversion and money laundering before the Federal High Court in Lagos. A statement by the agency said the defendants, identified as Chukwu Amaka Goodness, Ajijie Ferdinand Eri and Enyeribe Precious, were […] EFCC arraigns two women,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has formally charged a man and three women with a massive fraud totaling N156.9 million in Lagos. The defendants, Chukwu Amaka Goodness, Ajijie Ferdinand Eri, and Enyeribe Precious, appeared before Justice D.I. Dipeolu at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi on November 6, 2026. The EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 presented a 14-count charge against the defendants, involving N156,922,521.70 in alleged theft, conspiracy, fraudulent conversion, and money laundering.
One count alleges that Goodness and Eri conspired in March 2025 to retain N75 million in an account with Moniepoint Microfinance Bank, while another count accuses the same defendants of retaining N38,364,921.70 in a Zenith Bank account. Precious was separately charged with fraudulently converting Bonnibel Ugochi's N7.823 million worth of household electronics between February 21 and March 2, 2026.
All defendants pleaded guilty to their respective charges, and a trial date was set for November 18 and 20, 2026. The court remanded Eri in Ikoyi Correctional Centre, while Goodness and Precious were sent to Kirikiri Correctional Centre.
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