by ‘Jola Sotubo

Three ex-bankers in Osun have been taken to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over accusations of fraud.

Foluso Opayinka, Ebenezer Adeyemi and Esan Okunola, former employees of Skye Bank, were charged with failure to exercise due diligence, forgery and conspiracy to commit fraud to the tune of N16,891,100.

The trio were arraigned before a High Court sitting in the Ile-Ife area of the state.

Leadership reports:

According to the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, “The accused persons were former employees of Skye Bank, Ila-Orangun branch, Osun State. While Opayinka was arraigned on a three-count charge, Ebenezer Adeyemi and Esan Okunola were arraigned on a-count charge each.”

Uwujaren further noted that when the charges were read to them, they all pleaded not guilty.

In view of their plea, prosecuting counsel, Zainab Ettu, informed the court that she was ready for trial and sued for the remand of all the accused persons in prison custody.

However, counsel to the third accused person, Abiodun Olaide, prayed the court to admit his client to bail. Counsel to the first accused person, Dotun Olaniyan, and counsel to the second accused person, Debola Adeyemi, aligned their submissions with Olaide’s prayers and urged the court to be liberal on its bail conditions.