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Ubert Angel, a self-proclaimed prophet and one of Zimbabwe’s most influential diplomats, has been implicated in Al-Jazeera’s undercover investigation on laundering operations involving gold smuggling.

The cleric, once hosted in Nigeria by Apostle Johnson Suleman of the Omega Fire Ministries early this year, admitted that he could use his Diplomatic Passport to Launder up to $1.2 billion.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in 2021, appointed Angel as a special envoy and ambassador-at-large to Europe and the Americas.

Angel repeatedly admitted that Mnangagwa was aware of his schemes.

He offered to Al-Jazeera’s undercover reporters that he could use his diplomatic cover to carry large volumes of dirty cash into Zimbabwe as part of a laundering operation involving gold smuggling.

He said, “I can call the president now, not tomorrow, now and put him on the speaker; it’s not an issue

We are the government.”

Angel believes he can heal the sick and predict the outcomes of football matches and elections. His church has branches in almost 15 countries of the world

https://dailypost.ng/2023/03/24/self-acclaimed-prophet-uebert-angel-implicated-in-undercover-money-laundering-investigation/

Ubert Angel, a self-proclaimed prophet and one of Zimbabwe’s most influential diplomats, has been implicated in Al-Jazeera’s undercover investigation on laundering operations involving gold smuggling.Angel repeatedly admitted that Mnangagwa was aware of his schemes.

He offered to Al-Jazeera’s undercover reporters that he could use his diplomatic cover to carry large volumes of dirty cash into Zimbabwe as part of a laundering operation involving gold smuggling.

He said, “I can call the president now, not tomorrow, now and put him on the speaker; it’s not an issue

See more…https://dailypost.ng/2023/03/24/self-acclaimed-prophet-uebert-angel-implicated-in-undercover-money-laundering-investigation/

Ubert Angel, a self-proclaimed prophet and one of Zimbabwe’s most influential diplomats, has been implicated in Al-Jazeera’s undercover investigation on laundering operations involving gold smuggling.

The cleric, once hosted in Nigeria by Apostle Johnson Suleman of the Omega Fire Ministries early this year, admitted that he could use his Diplomatic Passport to Launder up to $1.2 billion.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in 2021, appointed Angel as a special envoy and ambassador-at-large to Europe and the Americas.

Angel repeatedly admitted that Mnangagwa was aware of his schemes.

He offered to Al-Jazeera’s undercover reporters that he could use his diplomatic cover to carry large volumes of dirty cash into Zimbabwe as part of a laundering operation involving gold smuggling.

He said, “I can call the president now, not tomorrow, now and put him on the speaker; it’s not an issue

We are the government.”

Angel believes he can heal the sick and predict the outcomes of football matches and elections. His church has branches in almost 15 countries of the world

https://dailypost.ng/2023/03/24/self-acclaimed-prophet-uebert-angel-implicated-in-undercover-money-laundering-investigation/

Ubert Angel, a self-proclaimed prophet and one of Zimbabwe’s most influential diplomats, has been implicated in Al-Jazeera’s undercover investigation on laundering operations involving gold smuggling.

The cleric, once hosted in Nigeria by Apostle Johnson Suleman of the Omega Fire Ministries early this year, admitted that he could use his Diplomatic Passport to Launder up to $1.2 billion.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in 2021, appointed Angel as a special envoy and ambassador-at-large to Europe and the Americas.


Angel repeatedly admitted that Mnangagwa was aware of his schemes.

He offered to Al-Jazeera’s undercover reporters that he could use his diplomatic cover to carry large volumes of dirty cash into Zimbabwe as part of a laundering operation involving gold smuggling.

He said, “I can call the president now, not tomorrow, now and put him on the speaker; it’s not an issue

https://dailypost.ng/2023/03/24/self-acclaimed-prophet-uebert-angel-implicated-in-undercover-money-laundering-investigation/

Ubert Angel, a self-proclaimed prophet and one of Zimbabwe’s most influential diplomats, has been implicated in Al-Jazeera’s undercover investigation on laundering operations involving gold smuggling.

Angel repeatedly admitted that Mnangagwa was aware of his schemes.

He offered to Al-Jazeera’s undercover reporters that he could use his diplomatic cover to carry large volumes of dirty cash into Zimbabwe as part of a laundering operation involving gold smuggling.

He said, “I can call the president now, not tomorrow, now and put him on the speaker; it’s not an issue

We are the government.”

Angel believes he can heal the sick and predict the outcomes of football matches and elections. His church has branches in almost 15 countries of the world

Alleged N714.6m Fraud: Zenith Bank Staff Tells Court How Ex-minister's Bank Account Was Used To Distribute Funds

He said that on January 19, 2015, N359m was transferred to the minister’s account, adding that before the transfer, the balance in the account was N2, 614.38

Awitness and compliance officer with Zenith Bank, Remigius Ugwu, has told a court how the bank account of former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), was used to distribute looted funds.

Ugwu spoke before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, as the second prosecution witness in the trial of Turaki alongside his personal assistant, Sampson Okpetu, and two companies: Samtee Essentials Limited and Pasco Investment Limited on Wednesday.



Led in evidence by prosecution counsel, Farouk Abdallah, the bank staff revealed how funds were moved from Turaki’s Zenith Bank account to different bank accounts from January 19, 2015.

He said that on January 19, 2015, N359m was transferred to the minister’s account, adding that before the transfer, the balance in the account was N2, 614.38

The EFCC is prosecuting Turaki on 16-count charge bordering on misappropriation of fund to the tune of N714m.

https://saharareporters.com/2020/09/23/alleged-n7146m-fraud-zenith-bank-staff-tells-court-how-ex-ministers-bank-account%C2%A0was-used

Akinola George Taylor Led Heritage Bank Head of IT Diverts N49 Billion into Separate Accounts, Disappears


Heritage Bank led by Akinola George-Taylor, one of Nigeria’s lending establishments is once more engulfed in the web of severe crisis shaking it to its very roots.



Fresh information from informed sources at the bank indicates that Heritage Bank appears to have seen better days as this is as ENigeria Newspaper reports that among the catalogue of issues currently hanging around the lender’s neck as the proverbial hangman’s noose includes, a serious boardroom crisis which has seen the edging out of allies of its former Managing Director and Chief Executive, Ifie Sekibo from the board of the moribund bank.

Further investigations by this newspaper revealed that apart from the issues of “Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) and the Liquidity Ratio (LR), the commercial bank is also grappling with many other crises that tend to threaten its survival. One of them is its poor services which are staring its customers in the face. Already, most of the bank’s branches are awash with complaints of unsatisfied customers whose singsong is their plans to close their accounts due to the long hours they experience to get services from Heritage Bank staff.

There are also strong indications that the lender which is currently on life support is only an inch away from the harmer of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Heritage Bank’s Boardroom crisis worsens, Ifie Sekibo’s loyalists edged out

You would recall that, months ago, ENigeria Newspaper reported that Ifie Sekibo, a banking legend and boardroom guru who was the founder of the bank bowed out upon the expiration of his tenure in line with the directive outlined by the apex bank.

This Newspaper exclusively reports that since his exit, things have reportedly further degenerated on the watch of the new helmsman, Akinola George-Taylor who is said to have allegedly connived with other members of the board to frustrate loyalists of his predecessor.



Even though George Taylor is faced with the huge challenge of reviving the fortunes of the ailing bank and drive growth, sources say he has instead, allegedly, instigated multiple internal crisis, in an attempt to rid the bank of those suspected to be loyalists of some board members, and employ his own people. This is according to an account by a reliable source in the bank.

“Some key members of the board, connived with the MD (George-Taylor) to sideline others who are considered to be loyal to Ifie and as for other members of staff who are in the same category, they have been sacked with immediate effect and that includes, Rilwan Dabiri, head of IT department in the bank and over 70 others”, the source concluded.

On the other hand, another source who spoke to us on the condition of anonymity said, “Although many have been sacked from the Bank, most of them have been indicted in one fraud or the other, thus their sacking by the new management is justified”. The source further stated that only a few who were hit by the mass sacking are victims of circumstance.

Under Akinola George Taylor, Heritage Bank’s Head of IT Diverts N49 Billion into Separate Accounts, Disappears

Meanwhile, ENigeria Newspaper also learned that Rilwan Dabiri upon exit handed over the IT department to his successor who is simply identified as Akin. Since resuming his new position as head of IT, Akin had allegedly been engaging in serious insider fraud which includes unauthorized transfer of funds from the bank’s coffers into private bank accounts which he secretly operates without the knowledge of his employers.

According to the bank’s structure, only the head of IT has sole access and operates the Finaco platform which is solely used for online transfer of funds in the financial sector. For this reason, Akin who has unfettered access to the platform seized the opportunity to initiate multiple transfers of about N49 billion into six accounts domiciled in six commercial banks in Nigeria.



His escapades were soon exposed following an internal audit per the instruction of the bank’s MD, George Taylor which reportedly exposed the mega fraud. Upon further interrogation, he was only able to drop one of the six accounts before disappearing and switching off his phones.

The management of the bank is afraid of inviting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to open an investigation for fear of stirring up the hornet nest.

It remains to be seen how the new leadership of Heritage Bank Plc under the watch of Akinola George-Taylor intends to steer the lender off troubled waters, but key indicators suggest that things are not good.

Meanwhile when we contacted Ozenna Utulu, head of Corporate Communications of Heritage Bank on Wednesday morning for official reaction via SMS, she neither acknowledged receipt, nor responded to our message sent to her MTN line.


Read more:

https://omonaijablog.com.ng/2023/06/14/akinola-george-taylor-led-heritage-bank-head-of-it-diverts-n49-billion-into-separate-accounts-disappears/

Sources within Heritage Bank has alleged that there is crisis involving the current Managing Director and Chief Executive of the bank, Mr. Akinola George-Taylor and some board members.

Less than one year after assuming office as the institution’s top shot, the new bank chief may have plunged the bank into a boardroom crisis, compounding its many challenges.

George-Taylor, who joined Heritage Bank as Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer on September 12, 2022, succeeded Ifie Sekibo, the bank’s founder and pioneer managing director, who served out his 10-year tenure in September 2022.

George-Taylor was, however, confirmed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as the substantive Managing Director of the lender in April 2023.

But, while the bank’s shareholders may have been expecting that the new helmsman would change its fortunes and drive growth, sources said he has instead, allegedly, instigated internal crisis in an attempt to rid the bank of those suspected to be loyalists of some board members, and employ his own people.

The move, sources disclosed, were connected with the new bank chief’s plan to oust some board members, who are said to be at loggerheads with him, from the bank.

The bank’s chief is said to be enjoying the support of a top shareholder of the bank whom sources say is allegedly determined to solely take over the bank after getting rid of the owners.

Top sources in the bank, which has been struggling to stay afloat in recent months, revealed that not less than 70 senior staff members have been sacked, while a number of others were asked to resign.

Besides those who were forced to leave, sources informed that some resigned voluntarily over poor working conditions, while the once active branches of the bank are as quiet as graveyards.

It was further gathered that the affected staff were disengaged without being paid their accrued entitlements and allowances.

This development comes despite an order by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) barring deposit money banks from mass sack of their workers.

“I can tell you that there is war at Heritage Bank as we speak. Over 70 persons have been asked to go, while some were asked to resign. Mind you, those who were asked to go have not been paid any compensation,” said a management staff who preferred anonymity.

“The mission of the new managing director is to ease out those who are loyal to some board members whom the managing director is not in tune with, so he could employ his own people,” one of the sources said.


The latest crisis comes amid persisting financial distress in the bank.

It was gathered that the bank has been struggling to pay workers’ salaries for some time now, even as depositors have not been able to access their funds.

The apex bank, it would be recalled, had come under pressure to withdraw the bank’s license over its alleged bankruptcy issues, and inability to meet obligations to depositors.

Many had wondered why Nigeria’s banking regulator have not wielded its hammer on the bank despite its troubled and distressed state.

Further investigations, however, revealed that apart from the issues of “Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) and the Liquidity Ratio (LR), the commercial bank is also grappling with many other crises that tend to threaten its survival.

One of them is its poor services which are staring its customers in the face. Already, most of its branches are awash with complaints of unsatisfied customers whose singsong is their plans to close their accounts due to long hours they experience to get services from Heritage Bank staff

https://papermacheonline.com/heritage-bank-faces-liquidation-md-board-at-war/