Former Managing Director of the defunct Concord Newspapers, Dr. Doyin Abiola has been arraigned before the Federal High Court, Lagos, for fraud.
A statement signed by Police Public
Relations Officer DSP Ngozi Isintume-Agu said that the Financial Malpractices
Investigation Unit (FMIU) of Special Fraud Unit (SFU) said that between 2006
and 2008, as a Director of the Integrated Microfinance Bank, Dr. Abiola granted
to herself without collateral and approval from the Management, the sum of
N26,611,246.48.
The others are Akinteye Simon
Ademola, Dr. Jerry Orimovuohoma and Oladapo Bello.
The SFU said the four officials of
IMFB unauthorized credit facilities to the tune of N327,566,000 to themselves
and other related companies without collateral and that the loans are still
outstanding. In the forensic investigation conducted by FMIU of SFU, the
Directors were found wanting in the discharge of their duties while on the
Board of Integrated Microfinance Bank (IMFB).
· Ademola of Plot 7, block 90,
Mobolaji Ogunde Crescent, Magodo GRA Phase 2, Lagos converted the sum of
N131.176 million to his personal use without approval.
· Orimovuohoma of 129B Oba Ladejobi
Street, GRA, Ikeja granted unauthorized credit facility to the tune of
N29,200,000.00 to himself without collateral.
· Bello of 23/25 Ijora Causeway,
Ijora, Lagos recklessly granted the sum of N3,200,000.00 to himself without
collateral.
“The bank liquidity was greatly
affected with the sum the directors took,” the statement said. The
case comes up at the Federal High Court on December 10.