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EFCC detains Tunde Ayeni, to arraign him for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained a former Chairman of Skye Bank Plc ( Now Polaris Bank ) , Mr . Tunde Ayeni , for fraud, The PUNCH can exclusively report .The EFCC has also filed charges against the former Skye Bank boss before a Federal High Court in Maitama .
Ayeni , it was learnt, would be arraigned for fraud running into billions of naira .
Particularly , the EFCC will charge him for mismanaging the funds of the bank which almost led to its collapse .
Confirming the arrest , the acting Spokesman for the EFCC , Mr . Tony Orilade , said Ayeni was grilled by detectives .
“ I can confirm that he is in our custody . More information will be released tomorrow , ” he said .
The anti – graft agency had entered into an agreement with the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria to check out some banks and its officials who facilitated the huge non – performing loans in AMCON ’ s portfolio .
The Managing Director of AMCON , Ahmed Kuru , had said the decision was for both agencies to consolidate on the gains in the areas of investigating , prosecuting and compelling all obligors of AMCON to recover N 906 bn from debtors .
Similarly , the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation , Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim , had disclosed recently that Ayeni and former Managing Director , Timothy Oguntayo , are being investigated for their roles in the bank.
The NDIC boss said investigations have already commenced and law agencies will do their work once the investigations have been concluded .
The Central Bank of Nigeria , NDIC and AMCON had revoked the operating licence of Skye Bank following its financial instability, thus necessitating the regulators to rename it Polaris Bank and a capital injection of about $ 2 bn .
“ They ( former directors of defunct Skye Bank ) are being investigated and I can assure that when the time comes , the necessary relevant security and law enforcement agencies will do their work ” , he had said .
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