N369Million Fraud: AG Denies Involvement As Delta Government Gives FCMB Two Weeks Ultimatum Or Face Legal Actions

The Accountant General (AG) for Delta State Mr. Cyril
Agbele has denied involvement in a N369 million
fraud with his deputy, Mrs. Joy Enwa, and the First
City Monument Bank (FCMB) branch manager in
Asaba, Mrs. Mabel Asaije.

The AG confirmed that a fraud took place to a
SaharaReporters correspondent, however he claims that he
discovered and investigated the illegal actions. He also
alleges that his name is being tarnished by those he
investigated because he is demanding the return of the
stolen money.
In a press statement released by Mr. Agbele’s media
assistant it was learned that the N369 million transfer was
not authorized by the Accountant General’s office, which
raised an alarm and caused an investigation into FCMB
bank in Asaba.
After finding discrepancies Mr. Agbele filed a petition to the
Commissioner of Police for Delta State, according to this
same statement.
A police officer in the Office of the State Commissioner of
Police, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed that a petition
was submitted by the Accountant General to the police
requesting the arrest of the FCMB manager and others who
perpetrated the fraud.
"I was privileged to see the content of the letter when it was
brought to the CP's office. We read the letter immediately,
and it was dispatched before even sending it to the CP's
office for treatment and actions," our police source stated.
Police sources at the Delta State Criminal Investigation
Department (CID), Asaba, confided in SaharaReporters that
the fraud was traced to an account in a bank in Bayelsa
state while the sum of N70million was traced to an account
belonging to the son of the Asaba branch manager of FCMB
who is based in Canada.
SaharaReporters gathered from police sources that the
investigation into this fraud is still ongoing, and that the
Accountant General Cyril Agbele has not been ruled out of
any wrongdoing.

Source : SAHARA REPORTERS, NEW YORK