Modupe Gbadeyanka
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
Former Chairman of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, Mr Tunde Ayeni, was on Tuesday in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
While he was at the Abuja office of the anti-graft agency, Mr Ayeni was grilled over an alleged fraud involving him.
Recently, EFCC entered into an agreement with the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to check out some banks and its officials, who facilitated the huge non-performing loans in AMCON’s portfolio.
As part of its duties, the commission asked Mr Ayeni to appear at the agency’s office in Abuja to state what he knew about the collapse of Skye Bank, which is now known as Polaris Bank after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revoked the operating licence of the defunct financial institution in September 2018.
Confirming the development, the acting spokesman for the EFCC, Mr Tony Orilade, said Mr Ayeni was quizzed by detectives over some issues related to fraud and embezzlement allegedly committed by him when he was Chairman of the bank few years ago.
”I can confirm that he is in our custody on an invitation, for questioning and interrogation. More information will be released tomorrow,” he said.
