Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, 27th October 2026, handed down a total of 39 years imprisonment to a former banker, Christopher Jackson Edeh, for his role in a N2.7 billion fraud, a case prosecuted by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Edeh, who was brought to court on February 28, 2024, was charged with nine counts of fraudulent accounting and unauthorised access to a computer system.
The accused was charged for altering the bank account details of several customers and government-related entities, including the Kano State Government Power Intervention Fund, NNPC Trading Limited, Stallion Vision Ltd, the Lagos State Government Blue Line, the State Contributory Pension Account and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University with intent to defraud.
At the trial the attorney for the prosecution Z.B. Atiku called three witnesses and offered many papers in evidence to prove the case against the defendant. The defence presented one witness.
In her judgement, Justice Abike-Fadipe concluded that the prosecution established its case beyond reasonable doubt and convicted Edeh on the nine counts.
He was given five years imprisonment without the option of a fine on each of counts one to seven bordering on fraudulent false accounting and two years imprisonment without the option of a fine on each of counts eight and nine, unauthorised access to a computer system with intent to facilitate commission of crimes.
The judge ordered all sentences to be served together.
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