Ex-Union Bank Staff Lands In Kirikiri Prison Over N450m Fraud One Mrs.

Grace Akpojiyouwi formerly a staff of Union Bank has landed in Kirikiri Prison in Lagos her alleged complicity in a mega
scam that rocked the bank sometimes ago.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday February 11, 2014, arraigned her before Justice
Babajide Lawal-Akapo of the Lagos High Court sitting at Ikeja on one count charge bordering on failure to conduct due
diligence in financial transactions.

The accused, a former employee of Union bank allegedly failed to conduct due diligence as the account officer of Dan
Kawu Bureau De Change before confirming and authorizing the payment of N450,000,000 (Four Hundred and Fifty Million) to the company.

The charge reads: "Akpojiyouwi Grace on or about the 9th of January, 2013 at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division whilst being an employee of Union Bank Plc failed to exercise due diligence in relation to conduct of financial transactions with one Dan Kawu Bureau De Change by confirming and authorizing payment of the sum of 450,000,000 (Four Hundred and Fifty Million) fraudulently transferred by
hacking into Union Bank database (flexcube) and transferring the said sum to Union Bank Plc account of one Dan Kawu
Bureau De Change domiciled in Lagos and thereby facilitated the crediting and withdrawal of the said sum by Dan".

When the charge was read, the defendant pleaded not guilty.

Based on the plea of the defendant, the prosecution counsel prayed the court to fix a date for trial and to remand the defendant in prison custody pending trial.

Justice Lawal Akapo adjourned the case to February 19, 2014 for hearing on the bail application and ordered that the defendant be remanded in Kirikiri maximum prison.