The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) has
denied claims by Fidelity Bank Plc that it reported all its
financial dealings to the appropriate authorities
The bank had, in a statement last week, stated that
“transactions were duly reported as required by the regulators
and the bank is cooperating fully with the authorities on the
investigation.”
However, sources in the EFCC said the $26m, which the MD
allegedly collected directly from Diezani, was neither reported
to the Central Bank of Nigeria nor the Nigerian Financial
Intelligence Unit, which is domiciled in the EFCC.
The source added, “The $26m cash that was collected from
Diezani was not deposited into any account. So, how could they
say they reported it? They didn’t report anything because the
money was given to the bank for safekeeping and there was no
intention for it to be used to open an account.
“If it was put in the system, then, there must be records. Who
brought the money? They don’t know. They were supposed to
have reported the transaction to the CBN and NFIU, which is
domiciled in the EFCC but there is no such report.
“The money was meant for distribution to INEC officials. When
the bank MD was collecting $26m cash from a serving minister,
why didn’t he ask her where she got the money from?”
Source: SRR
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