The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former chairman of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, Tunde Ayeni, over an alleged multi-billion naira fraud.
The businessman is alleged to be at the centre of an investigation of the alleged diversion and misappropriation of funds estimated at ₦36.5 billion and $30 million, said to have been obtained from Polaris Bank Plc through companies linked to him.
According to The Cable, Ayeni was picked up in Abuja on Thursday and is currently in EFCC custody as investigations continue.
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