A former staff member of Access Bank, Chinonso Akujobi, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre after being arraigned over the alleged theft of N294.5 million.
Akujobi was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday, July 9, 2026, on a five-count charge bordering on stealing.
According to the EFCC, the alleged offences were committed between January and December 2025 while Akujobi was employed by Access Bank Plc.
The anti-graft agency alleged that she fraudulently transferred the funds through unauthorized payments from the bank’s general ledger into account number 0036668871, linked to the names Chinonso A., Uchechi A., and Florence A., contrary to the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Akujobi pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Following her plea, the prosecution counsel, S.M. Yabo, asked the court to fix a trial date and requested that the defendant be remanded in a correctional facility pending trial.
Justice Ijelu adjourned the case until October 8, 2026, for the hearing of her bail application and the commencement of trial, while ordering that she be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre.
