The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC)  has said today that it has arrested three of the five former MD/ CEOs of banks sacked last week by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN .

Those in the EFCC custody as of  this evening were former MD/CEO of Union Bank PLC, Mr. Bartholomew Ebong; Mr. Okey Nwosu formerly Finbank Managing Director and Mr. Peter Elolo of Falcon security.

Vanguard however  learnt that Mrs Cecilia Ibru, former MD/CEO of Oceanic Bank was  also arrested today by operatives of the States Security Services SSS , when she attempted to leave the country.

Mrs.  Ibru and others  arrested by the SSS were to be handed over to the EFCC  later .

EFCC spokesman  Femi Babafemi, told Vanguard on telephone that “we only threaten to declare them wanted , but we have got some of them already”.

More later…

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