The police in Lagos have arrested a suspected fraudster, Happy Eguakun, and an official of Ecobank Nigeria Plc, Hillary Ejechi, for allegedly attempting to divert a project fund of the Obanliku Local Government Area, Cross River State.
It was learnt that the fund was deposited into account number 0339007306 domiciled in the bank, with Obanliku Local Government Project as the account name.
Although the exact amount in the account was not disclosed by the police, our correspondent learnt it was millions of naira.
The PUNCH gathered that the council had earlier alerted the Cross River Police Command after receiving a tip-off on an imminent fraud on the account.
The command was said to have sent a signal, including details of the suspect to its Lagos State counterpart in respect of the complaint lodged by the council.
The police said Eguakun, a Computer Science graduate, had reportedly forged a document and went to the Ecobank branch at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos State, on the pretext that he worked with the council and was a signatory to the account.
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