EFCC Returns N11.9Million Stolen By RCCG Deacon, Access Bank Employee Who Diverted Church Money

October 26, 2017 – EFCC Returns N11.9Million Stolen By RCCG Deacon, Access Bank Employee Who Diverted Church Money

A deacon and bank account officer of RCCG Church, The Masters House in Rumuola area of Port Harcourt Rivers state has been arrested after he allegedly diverted the total sum of 11.9million Naira from the bank account of the church for his own personal use.

The accused, deacon Cyril Idakwoji Ameh, an employee of Access bank was arrested after the bank alerted the EFCC of his fraudulent activities.

The suspect allegedly forged the Church’s letterheads and the signature of the pastor of the church and that of the church’s accountant to carry out his criminal schemes.

The EFCC returned the recovered fund in two cheques delivered to the church yesterday.