A Lagos businessman, who allegedly diverted a
N3.8billion loan secured from an old generation bank has been arrested
by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Samuel Joseph, Managing Director of Vegefresh Company
Limited, Rhema Doormart West Africa Limited, and Plywood and Chemicals
Accessories was picked up this morning by operatives of the Commission
in Lagos.The suspect is alleged to have collected N3,828,756,877.61 (Three Billion, Eight Hundred and Twenty Eight Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Six Thousand, Eight Hundred Seventy Seven Naira, Sixty One Kobo) from the bank in tranches.
He allegedly collected the sum of N2,000,000,000 (Two Billion Naira only) in February 2012 as loan through Vegefresh Company Limited ostensibly for the purpose of setting up a Tomato Processing Plant in Bauchi and Tomato Cannery in Badagry, Lagos, as well as Cassava factory in Ogun State.
Another N1.5 billion was released to him under the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme Facility (CACS), while N500 million was released as NEXIM Bank’s Rediscounting and Refinancing Facility (RFF) which accumulated to N3, 828,756,877.61 with interest.
The bank alleges that the suspect deliberately diverted the funds for purposes other those intended as evidenced by inappropriate transfers made within and outside the bank.
The suspect is also alleged to have collected a property worth N400 million on lease from bank, paid N100 million deposit and later demolished and sold the property before attempting to pay the balance of N300 million.
At the point of paying the balance, the new management of the bank smelt a rat and rejected the payment. The bank later discovered that the suspect paid the initial deposit from the N100m loan he obtained from the same bank which he re-routed through accounts of companies that are his alter ego, back to the Bank’s Assets Disposal Account.
The original title to the property is still in the bank’s possession, raising questions as to how the suspect sold the property.
Investigation into the case continues.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
12th January, 2015
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