The Chief Executive officer, CEO, of Access Bank Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe
has been charged by the Police Special Fraud Unit, Lagos, with 21 counts
of conspiracy and stealing before an Ogun State High Court.
Wigwe, Alawode Oluseye, Bayo Adesina, and Access Bank Plc are accused of
conspiring and stealing 23,754.413 metric tonnes of steel billets valued
at ₦2.5 billion belonging to BMCE Bank International Plc.
The alleged crime took place in June 2017 at the premises of Metal Africa
Steel Products Limited along Sagamu/Ikorodu road, Ewe Jagun, in Ogun
State, the police said.
According to the police, the defendants falsely presented themselves as
the owners and sold the steel billets to Metal Africa Steel Products
Limited without the authorization of the actual owner.
The police said the defendants forged the Bill of Ladings number:
MJINLOS150007’1A’; MJINLOS150007 ‘1B’; MJINLOS150007 ‘1C’; MJINLOS150007
‘2A’; MJINLOS150007’2B’; MJINLOS150007 ‘2C’; MJINLOS150007 ‘2C’;
MJINLOS150007 ‘2D’; MJINLOS150007 ‘2E’; MJINLOS150007 ‘2F’; MJINLOS150007
‘2G’; MJINLOS150007
He requested for a short adjournment.