An Ikeja Special Offences Court heard yesterday that a former Managing Director of Nigerian Railways Corporation (NRC) Fidet Okhiria allegedly stole $385000 and N165.4 million from the corporation.
Witnesses of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the ongoing trial of the former NRC boss said this before Justice Rahman Oshodi.
Okhiria faces seven charges of money laundering abuse of office and unlawful enrichment by a public official valued at $385000 and N165438000.
Led in evidence by prosecuting counsel Abba Muhammed (SAN) the first prosecution witness Abasiama Idiong a compliance officer with Access Bank told the court that the bank received requests from the EFCC between October 2025 and January 2026 for account statements and account-opening documents belonging to some customers including Okhiria and Ndubusi Vincent.
Idiong said he retrieved the requested records from the relevant branches printed them and submitted them to his superiors for approval before forwarding them to the commission.
He also confirmed the account numbers names of account holders and authorised signatories.
Documents including certified account statements a certificate of identification and correspondence between the bank and the EFCC were admitted in evidence as exhibits.
The second prosecution witness Clement Mgbolu a compliance officer with Zenith Bank told the court that the bank received EFCC investigation requests in June September and October 2025 for customers’ account statements and account-opening documents.
Mgbolu said he generated and verified the requested records and prepared a certificate of compliance and a forwarding letter which his superiors approved before they were submitted to the EFCC.
When the defence counsel Adebowale Kamoru cross-examined the first prosecution witness he restated that the account numbers investigated belonged to Okhiria and that the transactions were made from them.
The second witness Clement also confirmed that the narrations that accompanied the transaction were made from the bank account statements under investigation.
The court adjourned till October 30 and November 6 for continuation of the trial.