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Lagos: Banker and Seven Others Arraigned Over Alleged ₦710 Million Proof-of-Funds Fraud

A publisher-supplied report says the Police Special Fraud Unit arraigned eight defendants before the Federal High Court in Lagos on a 12-count charge. The allegations have not been proven.


Added to Crime Watch Global · 15 October 2026 · Publisher-supplied court report

Eight defendants arraigned in Lagos

The report supplied to Crime Watch Global says the Police Special Fraud Unit, Lagos, arraigned a banker and seven other defendants before the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged ₦710 million proof-of-funds fraud. It says the defendants faced a 12-count charge.

Defendants named in the supplied report

  • Elvis Osazee Eghile
  • Egharevba MaryJane Osarieyekemwen
  • Precious Omonigho Irbhogbe
  • Aghatise Kelvin Uhuenkpoewen
  • Nweke Nnamdi Emmanuel
  • Obinyan Esther
  • Egharevba Emmanuel Osagioduwa
  • Emmanuel Obinyan Osenonome

The excerpt does not identify which defendant is the banker, the arraignment date, pleas, bail decisions, or the next hearing. No source link or court record was supplied; these details have not been independently verified. The ₦710 million figure is an alleged amount, not a court finding of loss.

All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. This Lagos case is filed under Nigeria, not Ghana, because the supplied account establishes no Ghana connection.

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