Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a former employee of a new-generation bank, Chinonso Akujobi, before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged theft of N294,595,992.

Akujobi was brought before the court on Thursday, July 9, 2026, on a five-count charge bordering on stealing and unlawful conversion of bank funds amounting to N294.5 million.

According to one of the charges, the defendant, while employed by Access Bank Plc, allegedly diverted funds from the bank’s general ledger into Access Bank account number 0036668871, bearing the names Chinonso A., Uchechi A., and Florence A.

The charge stated that the alleged offence occurred between January and December 2025 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of the court, and involved the sum of N109,325,566.86.

The EFCC alleged that the defendant acted with dishonest intent by converting the funds for personal use through unauthorised payments, an offence said to be contrary to Section 280 and punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

When the charges were read to her, Akujobi pleaded not guilty to all counts.

Following the plea, prosecution counsel, S.M. Yabo, requested that the court fix a date for trial and order the defendant’s remand in a correctional facility pending further proceedings.

Justice Ijelu subsequently adjourned the matter until October 8, 2026, for the hearing of the bail application and commencement of trial.

The court also ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre.

A 40-year-old commercial bus driver, Kabiru Olajide, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre after appearing before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos over allegations that he stabbed a husband and wife during a dispute over an unpaid N75,000 drinks bill.

Olajide was arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on assault occasioning harm, malicious damage, stealing and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace.

According to the police, the incident occurred on May 10, 2026, at a bar located at No. 2, Olamide Igiaba Street, Oribanwa Phase 2, Ibeju-Lekki, owned by Chimezie Okpoechi and his wife, Kate Okpoechi.

The prosecution alleged that the defendant and several accomplices, who remain at large, held a birthday gathering at the bar where they consumed beers and other drinks valued at N75,000.

Police said the disagreement began when the bar owners demanded payment for the drinks allegedly consumed by the group.

Rather than settle the bill, Olajide and his accomplices were accused of attacking the couple, with the defendant allegedly using a broken bottle to stab both victims, leaving them with varying degrees of injuries.

The prosecution further alleged that the suspects damaged several properties within the premises, including the windscreen of a Toyota RAV4, with the total value of the destruction estimated at about N5 million, before fleeing the scene.

Following a petition submitted to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, AIG Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, a special investigative team was directed to investigate the matter and apprehend those responsible.

The police said intelligence-led operations and surveillance later led to Olajide’s arrest at his hideout in Ibeju-Lekki, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend the other fleeing suspects.

Prosecuting counsel, Superintendent of Police Reuben Solomon, informed the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offences alongside accomplices who are still at large, adding that the charges are punishable under Sections 411, 314(1)(a), 350 and 168(2) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Olajide pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

Magistrate T.O. Abayomi admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like amount.

Pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions, the court ordered that Olajide be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre and adjourned the case until July 17, 2026, for further proceedings.

Security personnel at the Federal University of Education, Pankshin (FUEP), Plateau State, have stopped an alleged theft at one of the institution’s classrooms and arrested a suspect.

The suspect was apprehended on Wednesday during a heavy downpour while allegedly stealing electrical bulbs and other appliances from a classroom on the university campus.

Confirming the incident on Thursday, the university’s Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations, Charles Nda Homsuk, said the suspect was arrested following the swift intervention of the institution’s security personnel, who also recovered the stolen electrical items.

According to Homsuk, the suspect has been handed over to the appropriate authorities for further investigation and possible prosecution.

He said the university remains committed to safeguarding lives and property on campus through proactive security measures.