The Chief Executive officer, CEO, of Access Bank Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe
\nhas been charged by the Police Special Fraud Unit, Lagos, with 21 counts
\nof conspiracy and stealing before an Ogun State High Court.<\/p>\n
Wigwe, Alawode Oluseye, Bayo Adesina, and Access Bank Plc are accused of
\nconspiring and stealing 23,754.413 metric tonnes of steel billets valued
\nat \u20a62.5 billion belonging to BMCE Bank International Plc.<\/p>\n
The alleged crime took place in June 2017 at the premises of Metal Africa
\nSteel Products Limited along Sagamu\/Ikorodu road, Ewe Jagun, in Ogun
\nState, the police said.<\/p>\n
According to the police, the defendants falsely presented themselves as
\nthe owners and sold the steel billets to Metal Africa Steel Products
\nLimited without the authorization of the actual owner.<\/p>\n
The police said the defendants forged the Bill of Ladings number:
\nMJINLOS150007\u20191A\u2019; MJINLOS150007 \u20181B\u2019; MJINLOS150007 \u20181C\u2019; MJINLOS150007
\n\u20182A\u2019; MJINLOS150007\u20192B\u2019; MJINLOS150007 \u20182C\u2019; MJINLOS150007 \u20182C\u2019;
\nMJINLOS150007 \u20182D\u2019; MJINLOS150007 \u20182E\u2019; MJINLOS150007 \u20182F\u2019; MJINLOS150007
\n\u20182G\u2019; MJINLOS150007<\/p>\n
He requested for a short adjournment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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