Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, on Friday, February 27, 2026, presented its first prosecution witness in the trial of Titilayo Funmilayo Eboh over an alleged N247.5 million fraud.
Dr. Ifeoma Atoh, a consultant paediatrician and wife of victim Jude Nyemike Atoh, testified before Justice Ramon Oshodi at the State High Court in Ikeja.
Eboh, Uchenna Ejindu, and Salami Eneojo Stephen face an amended four-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, money laundering, and stealing from July 2024.
They allegedly defrauded Atoh of N247.5 million by promising its dollar equivalent, which they knew was false.
One count states: Uchenna Ejindu, Musa Abdulhamid, Salami Eneojo Stephen, and Titilayo Funmilayo Eboh conspired to defraud Atoh of N247.5 million under false pretence of dollar exchange, violating Section 8 of the Advance Fee Fraud Act, 2006.
Another accuses Musa Abdulhamid (Rizqan Dayyiban Global Concept), Salami, and Eboh of concealing $160,300 belonging to Atoh by handling it in cash to hide its origin.
All defendants pleaded not guilty.
Atoh testified she transferred N247.5 million in two tranches (N150 million and N97.5 million) on July 12, 2024, to Eboh’s account for urgent dollars needed for her critically ill husband’s overseas surgery, but received nothing.
She pleaded with the court to compel refund to avoid widowhood.
Prosecution counsel T.J. Banjo tendered payment receipts and the EFCC petition, admitted as exhibits.
Earlier, Justice Oshodi granted Eboh N50 million bail with two sureties showing three years’ tax payments, a lien on her assets, and a travel restriction via Immigration Service notification.
The judge rejected Eboh’s counsel Solomon Umonnan SAN’s request for bail variation or interim release, citing arrest challenges and another pending case before Justice Dada on March 3, 2026.
The matter is adjourned to March 13, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. for cross-examination continuation.
