GTBank MD Segun Agbaje In Trouble Over ‘Multi-Million Fraud’
GTBank MD Segun Agbaje is in trouble over ‘multi-million fraud.
GoldenNewsNg reports that Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), is investigating Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) and its Managing Director, Segun Agbaje, over alleged $667,000 fraudulent transactions involving the bank.
Several reports monitored by GoldenNewsNg have it that the police brought the lender and two others before a federal high court in Lagos, in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/586/2020.
Others joined with GTBank in the suit presided over by Justice Ayokunle Faji, are Albert Austine Ugochukwu and a limited liability company, Tasmara Integrated Services Limited.
According to report. the bank and others were brought before the court pursuant to section 6(6)(b), (2)(k) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended); Executive Order 6, 2018, Section 4 of Police Act, 2004, section 13(1) Federal High Court Act, 2004.
GTBank MD Segun Agbaje
Similarly, Section 13 (1) of money laundering and prohibition Act 2011(as amended in 2012), Order 26(6-10), 28(1)(1-3),(2)(1-6) 30(A) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure Rule) 2019: Section 16(1)(A)(B) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other fraud-related Offences Act, 2006 and under the inherent jurisdiction of the court.
PSFU’s Head Legal, Mr Emmanuel Jackson, a chief superintendent of police (CSP) leading J. I. Enang, in moving the motion exparte affidavit in support and written address, asked the court for an order restraining GTBank from posting any debit or allowing the bank to make any drawings or permitting any drawing on 35 accounts which were used to perpetrate the alleged fraud by some customers, pending the conclusion of investigation on the accounts by the police.