The trial of a former staff of Zenith Bank Plc, Chukwuma Kelvin Mozie, who is facing trial for allegedly defrauding the bank of the sum of N124,673,673.60, $111,000 and £2,500 was on Tuesday adjourned till September 22, 2026 due to the absence of defence counsel.
According to the four counts charge, Chukwuma Kelvin Mozie a cash officer with Zenith Bank PLC, Victoria Garden City Lagos (VGC) and one Erick Kelvin now at large were alleged to have between the months of October 20 and February, 2025 in Lagos conspired among themselves to fraudulently convert and laundered various sums of money both in local and foreign currencies N124,673,673.60, £111,000 and £2,500 property of Zenith Bank plc through their Access Bank number 8184279034 and Zenith Bank Account 4230440951.
Chukwuma Mozie was also alleged to have to have used most of the said money which is Zenith Bank property to play Virtual Sports Betting (Gambling).
When the matter came up for trial on Tuesday, the prosecutor, Mr Chukwu Agwu from the Police Special Fraud Unit, Milverton Road Ikoyi, Lagos told Justice Dehinde Dipeolu that the matter was slated for trial and that he is ready as some of his witnesses are in court.
However, a counsel Mr Abdulrafiu Olanolekan Mustapha who came to represent the defendant told the court that the defence counsel on record Professor Sholanke Oladipo .O who had been representing the defendant was not in court as he is bereaved and therefore asked for an adjournment.
The prosecutor, Chukwu Agwu in his submission said he will not be opposing an adjournment in the interest of fair hearing.
Consequently, Justice Dipeolu adjourned the matter till September 22, 2016 for continuation of trial.
The four count charge against the defendant reads.
That you CHUKWUKA KELVIN MOZIE ‘M’, being a Cash Officer at Zenith Bank Plc, Victoria Garden City (VGC) Branch, Ikota, Lekki, Lagos and one ERICK KELVIN ‘M’ now at large, between the months of October, 20 and 28″ February, 2025 in Lagos, Lagos State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did conspire amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit: Fraudulent Conversion and Money Laundering of the sum N124,673,673.60 (One Hundred and Twenty-Four Million, Six Hundred and Seventy-Three Thousand, Six Hundred and Seventy-Three Naira and Sixty Kobo), $111,000 USD (Naira equivalent yet to be ascertain: and Two Thousand and Five Hundred British Pounds (Naira equivalent yet to be ascertained) through your ACCESS BANK PLC account numb 8184279034 and one ERIC KELVIN with ZENITH BANK PLC account 4230440951 and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 21 (a) of the Money Laundering Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022 Amended .
COUNT 2:
That you That you CHUKWUKA KELVIN MOZIE ‘M’, being a Cash Officer at Zenith Bank Plc, Victoria Garden City (VGC) branch, Ikota, Lekki, Lagos and one ERICK KELVIN ‘M’ now at large, between the months of October 2024 and 28th February,2025 in Lagos, Lagos State within the jurisdiction this Honourable Court, did Fraudulent convert the sum of N124,673,673.,
One Hundred and Twenty-Four Million, Six Hundred and Seventy Three Thousand, Six Hundred and Seventy-Three Naira and Sixty Kebo), $111,000 USD (Naira equivalent yet to be ascertained) and Two Thousand and Five Hundred British Pounds (Naira equivalent yet to be ascertained) through your ACCESS BANK PLC account number: 8184279034 and one ERIC KELVIN’s ZENITH BANK PLC account number : 4230440951 by using most of the funds/monies, property of Zenith Bank Pic to play Virtual Sports Betting (Gambling) and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 18 (2) (b) and (3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
COUNT 3:
That you That you CHUKWUKA KELVIN MOZIE ‘M’, being a Cash Officer at Zenith Bank Plc, Victoria Garden City (VGC) branch, Ikota, Lekki, Lagos and one ERICK KELVIN ‘M’ now at large, sometimes in the month of October, 2024 in Lagos, Lagos State within the jurisdiction of the Honourable Court, did debit ETransact Wallet Accounts in Zenith Bank Plc and fraudulently transferred the said sum of N124,673,673.60 (One Hundred and Twenty-Four Million, Six Hundred and Seventy-Three Thousand, Six Hundred and Seventy-Three Naira and Sixty Kobo) to one ERIC KELVIN’s ZENITH BANK PLC account no: 4230440951 knowing or ought to have known that such fund is or forms part of proceeds of an unlawful act and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (2) (a) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition), Act, 2022 but punishable under Section 18 (3) and (4) of the same Act.
COUNT 4:
That you CHUKWUKA KELVIN MOZIE ‘M’, being a Cash Officer at Zenith Bank Plc, Victoria Garden City (VGC) Branch, Ikota, Lekki, Lagos and one ERICK KELVIN ‘M’ now at large, sometimes in the month of October,2024
-=–—~, ven esunared and Seventy-Three Naira and Sixty Kobo) received from one ERIC KELVIN’s ZENITH BANK PLC Account No: 4230440951 through your debiting of E-Transact Wallet Accounts in Zenith Bank Plc, knowing or ought to have known that such fund is or forms
part of proceeds of an unlawful act and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition), Act, 2022 but punishable under Section 18 (3) and (4) of the same Act.
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