{
  "id": 16674938,
  "title": "Bank Witnesses Testify in Trial of Ex-NRC Boss Over $385,000, N165m Allegations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/bank-witnesses-testify-in-trial-of-ex-nrc-boss-over-385-000-n165m",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/27/bank-witnesses-testify-in-trial-of-ex-nrc-boss-over-385000-n165m-allegations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "This Day reports on testimony from bank officials in the trial of former NRC Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, who is facing seven charges, including money laundering and abuse of office, over allegations of $385,000 and ₦165.4 million in financial misconduct. At the Ikeja Special Offences Court, two compliance officers from Access Bank and Zenith Bank testified as prosecution witnesses for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Both witnesses confirmed that the bank received requests from the EFCC for account statements and documents related to Okhiria and another customer, Ndubusi Vincent, between October 2025 and October 2025. They further attested to the verification and forwarding of these records to the EFCC, with relevant bank documents admitted as exhibits.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}