The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two ex-bankers Amina Magaji and Haruna Namadi who allegedly defrauded the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado
Bayero, of about N17m.
Another suspect, Muhammed Abdullahi, was said to be at large.
Spokesman of EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said Magaji was the account officer to the late king from 2011 to oversee his account domiciled in one of the old
generation banks.
“She reactivated the account, which had been dormant for 47 years, and then withdrew the money in bits to the tune of N17, 060,000, using forged cheques.
“She was aided in the fraud by the second defendant, Namadi, who was at the time a driver with the bank.”
The suspects were brought before
Justice Faruk Lawan of the Kano State High Court on Monday and they pleaded not guilty.
Justice Lawan granted them bail to the tune of N2m with one surety each in like sum and adjourned the case till May 5 and 6, 2015.
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