Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested Sylvanus Edet
Akpan, Auditor of Ubotex Limited, Uyo and Akaninyene Enefiok
Achibong, Cashier, for alleged criminal conspiracy, breach of
trust, forgery and stealing by conversion to the tune of N275,000,000 (Two
Hundred and Seventy Five Million Naira only).
They were arrested separately on April 25,
2025 and May 12, 2025 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Their arrest was based on the claims of a
petitioner who alleged that the duo manipulated the accounts of Ubotex Limited
and fraudulently stole N275m from the company.
The petitioner allegedly employed the services
of an external Auditor to review and audit the financial activities of
the company between 2021 and 2025 and discovered that the suspects
conspired and falsified account books and defrauded the company of N275m
by generating fictitious payment vouchers.
The auditors found out that the suspects also forged
signatures of scheduled staff members saddled with various responsibilities and
used the same to steal funds from the company. The petitioner suspected
that N200m was allegedly stolen by the suspects but when the external
auditors completed their reviews, they discovered that N275m was actually
stolen by the suspects.
Both suspects admitted to the crimes and will
be charged to court soon.
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