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EFCC to re-arraign Tunde Ayeni over 15.6 billion naira

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The Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is prosecuting Tunde Ayeni, former chairman of Skye Bank, over fraud allegations involving 15.6 billion naira. It is the former banker’s fourth appearance in the case, which has been relaunched several times since May, according to Premium Times.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria’s agency for combating economic and financial crime, has again brought Tunde Ayeni, former chairman of Skye Bank, before the court in a case involving 15.6 billion naira. It is Tunde Ayeni’s fourth appearance in the proceedings since May, according to Premium Times.

The legal proceedings against the former banking executive are part of a series of successive appearances over the same set of fraud allegations, according to Premium Times.

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