Ola Kay/

A banker and his wife have landed in the net of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos over alleged involvement in Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) and money laundering.

Identified as Rowly Isioro, a former Assistant General Manager of a bank was arrested with his wife, Ovuomarhoni Naomi Isioro, a businesswoman.

The couple allegedly laundered the total sum of $1.49million transferred to Ovuomarhoni Naomi’s bank account in Nigeria.

According to EFCC, their arrest followed a petition received by the Commission from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), through the office of their Legal Attache, United States Consulate Victoria Island Lagos, about their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud, stealing and money laundering.

The operatives said that investigation had revealed that the said sum was transferred into Isioro Ovuomarhoni Naomi’s bank account in Nigeria.

It was also gathered that Naomi met one Michael Uziewe, who is still at large,  in  Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America sometimes in 2016, and introduced her to foreign exchange business.

EFCC stated: “Naomi has however confessed that she and her husband operate two firms namely:  Marhoni General Services Limited and Multaid Plus Limited with which they to received money from the  American based Michael, who allegedly owns  Global Investment network.

“She confirmed to the operatives that she has been receiving dollars with instructions to pay the naira equivalent into accounts provided by the said  America based Michael.

“Facts have also emerged that each time Naomi receive the dollars, she makes over the counter withdrawals disregarding the requisite due process which demands that such transactions should go through the regular bank transfer system and sell them to Bureau de Change operators for naira equivalents.

“Rowly Isioro, a banker with over 22 years of experience has also confessed that he was aware that someone his wife met in the United States of America used to send her dollars which she disburses the naira equivalent to various accounts on the instruction of the person in America.

“It was also learnt that Rowly was relieved of his appointment with the bank as a result of his involvement and complicity in the money laundering fraud

“The suspects would be arraigned in court soon.”