Trader arrested for operating 25 Zenith Bank accounts with different identities

Trader arrested for operating 25 Zenith Bank accounts with different identities

39-year-old trader, Okonkwo Nwachukwu (pictured above), has been arrested by the Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, after it was discovered that he had opened 25 savings accounts with Zenith Bank, under different identities.

The Special Fraud Unit spokesperson, DSP Ngozi Isintume-Agu, said the SFU Commissioner of Police had received a petition from the bank on February 12, 2014.

"The petition alleged that Nwachukwu had appeared at the Amuwo Odofin branch of Zenith Bank to open a savings account and presented an already completed savings account opening package with the name, Obiozor Ifeanyi, and identified himself as such with a National Identity Card.

“While the Customer Service office was checking the documents, Nwachukwu allegedly went to the Marketing Unit and collected another savings account opening package and completed same with another name, Ogueji Nnamdi. He allegedly returned to the Customer Service Desk and presented same for account opening with another National Identity Card bearing Ogueji Nnamdi.”