{"id":196808,"date":"2026-03-17T02:05:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T01:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/efcc-arraigns-ex-convict-for-alleged-n12m-theft"},"modified":"2026-03-17T03:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T02:13:00","slug":"efcc-arraigns-ex-convict-for-alleged-n12m-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/efcc-arraigns-ex-convict-for-alleged-n12m-theft","title":{"rendered":"EFCC arraigns ex-convict for alleged N12m theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday arraigned an ex-convict, Oluokun Gabriel Adekola, before Justice Rahman Oshodi over an alleged N12 million theft.<\/p>\n<p>The case was announced by the EFCC in a post on its official X handle on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by the anti-graft agency said Adekola was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the commission at the Special Offences Court Ikeja.<\/p>\n<p>According to the EFCC, the defendant and others still at large allegedly conspired in 2025 to conceal and disguise the origin of N12 million paid into his bank account.<\/p>\n<p>The commission alleged that the suspect transferred and converted the funds to cash through Point of Sale (POS) agents.<\/p>\n<p>The EFCC further stated that the money formed part of N3,091,441,849 reportedly stolen from accounts domiciled in a commercial bank through unauthorised access and fraudulent transactions carried out on the bank\u2019s mobile banking applications.<\/p>\n<p>Adekola pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to him in court.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday arraigned an ex-convict, Oluokun Gabriel Adekola, before Justice Rahman Oshodi over an alleged N12 million theft. The case was announced by the EFCC in a post on its official X handle on Monday. 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