Tunde Ayeni
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested businessman and former chairman of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, Tunde Ayeni, over an alleged multi-billion naira fraud.
Ayeni was reportedly arrested in Abuja and is currently in EFCC custody as investigations into the matter continue.
Sources indicate that the anti-graft agency is probing the alleged diversion and misappropriation of funds estimated at N36.5 billion and $30 million.
The funds are said to have been sourced from Polaris Bank Plc through companies reportedly linked to the businessman.
Further details are expected as the investigation unfolds.
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