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    EFCC Detains Ex-Skye Bank Chair Tunde Ayeni Over Alleged ₦36.5bn, $30m Loan Diversion

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    EFCC Detains Ex-Skye Bank Chair Tunde Ayeni Over Alleged ₦36.5bn, $30m Loan Diversion

    Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Tunde Ayeni, former chairman of defunct Skye Bank Plc, in Abuja on Thursday, April 23, over alleged fraud involving ₦36.5 billion and $30 million linked to Polaris Bank Plc.

    EFCC Detains Ex-Skye Bank Chair Tunde Ayeni Over Alleged ₦36.5bn, $30m Loan Diversion

    Ex-Skye Bank Chair Tunde Ayeni

    Ayeni remains in EFCC custody as probes into the misappropriation and diversion of funds continue, with arraignment expected post-investigation.

    Sources indicate the funds were loans obtained through about 12 companies tied to Ayeni, meant for marine security, electricity distribution, estate development, but allegedly rerouted to telecom assets via a NATCOM account linked to NITEL/MTEL.

    This marks a fresh scrutiny for Ayeni, previously charged in a 2019 EFCC case over Skye Bank depositors’ funds.

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