FCMB Boss Who Shockingly Claims N573 million “Mistakenly” Sent To Magu’s Pastor is Set for Probe Over Paternity Scandal

The Board of Directors of the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has said it is currently investigating allegations of unethical conduct against its Managing Director, Adam Nuru.

The bank chief has been at the centre of a marriage scandal involving Moyo Thomas, a former employee of the bank, and his late husband, Tunde Thomas.

A petition initiated by friends of the deceased had alleged that Tunde died of depression after discovering that his supposed two children with Moyo are not his.

Over 1200 people have already signed the petition to get the bank chief sanctioned.

Thomas was said to have died of depression on December 16, 2020.

The unidentified petitioners, also called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to sack Nuru, while demanding a comprehensive investigation into the matter.

“This is a case of gross misconduct based on ethical grounds and an unjustifiable economic oppression by the elite (Adam Nuru) against the underprivileged in the society,” the petition, which has already garnered over 1200 signatures, reads.

“The MD has been doing everything possible to sweep this case under the carpet. We implore the Central Bank of Nigeria, as the apex regulator, and the board of FCMB to investigate this for the integrity of the bank and Nigerian banking industry.”

But in a statement sent to The Nation , FCMB Group Head, Corporate Affairs, Diran Olojo, said the bank was aware of the allegations making the rounds against its MD.

The statement reads: ” We are aware of several stories circulating across several media platforms about our bank’s Managing Director Adam Nuru, a former employee Ms Moyo Thomas and her deceased husband, Mr Tunde Thomas”.

“While this is a personal matter the tragedy of the death of Mr Tunde Thomas and the allegations of unethical conduct, require the banks board to conduct a review of what transpired, any violations of our code of ethics and the adequacy of these code of conduct ethics. This will be done immediately.”

“We enjoin all our stakeholders to bear with us as we conduct this review and to please respect the various families involved”.

Meanwhile, recalls RegentAfrica Times had earlier reported how the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Adam Nuru, claimed that the N573 million traced to the church account of Emmanuel Omale, founder of the Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministries, where Ibrahim Magu, suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), worships, was sent in error.

Nuru made the shocking claim while facing the Justice Ayo Salami panel that is investigating the financial allegations made against Magu. The N573 million was sent to the account in 2016, but FCMB’s Nuru said the mistake wasn’t noticed until four years after.

The company only realized it accidentally sent funds belonging to other customers to an account owned by Magu’s Pastor when the panel invited the bank to explain the money traced to the account No: 1486743019, Business Day reported. The Pastor was said to have bought a property for Magu in Dubai from the N573 million after allegedly laundering the money.