The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned three defendants over alleged stealing, fraudulent conversion and money laundering involving N156.9 million before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The defendants, Chukwu Amaka Goodness, Ajijie Ferdinand Eri and Enyeribe Precious, were arraigned on Friday, November 6, 2026, before Justice D.I. Dipeolu on a 14-count charge filed by the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2.
According to the anti-graft agency, the alleged offences involved a total sum of N156,922,521.70.
Two of the defendants, Goodness and Eri, were accused of conspiring to retain N75 million in an account domiciled with Moniepoint Microfinance Bank and another N38.36 million in a Zenith Bank account.
The EFCC alleged that the funds represented proceeds of unlawful activities, particularly stealing, which the defendants allegedly knew or ought reasonably to have known.
In a separate charge, the third defendant, Precious, was accused of fraudulently converting household electronics worth N7.823 million belonging to Bonnibel Ugochi to her personal use between February 21 and March 2, 2026.
The charge alleged that the electronics belonged to Ugochi and were unlawfully converted by the defendant, contrary to Sections 383 and 390 of the Criminal Code Act.
When the charges were read, Goodness and Eri pleaded not guilty to 13 counts but admitted guilt to the remaining count.
Precious, on her part, pleaded guilty to the charge preferred against her.
Following their pleas, EFCC prosecutor, Suleiman I. Suleiman, requested a trial date and urged the court to remand the defendants in a correctional facility pending further proceedings.
Justice Dipeolu subsequently adjourned the case until November 18 and 20, 2026, for the commencement of trial involving Goodness and Eri, as well as a review of facts in the case against Precious.
The judge ordered that Eri be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, while Goodness and Precious were sent to the Kirikiri Correctional Centre.
The defendants’ pleas and the EFCC’s allegations will now be addressed through the court proceedings.