Tunde Ayeni

Tunde Ayeni, former Chairman of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, was arraigned by the EFCC on 4 May 2026 before Justice Jude Onwuzuruike of the FCT High Court (Apo) on a 17-count charge alleging criminal breach of trust, misappropriation and conversion of investors' funds totalling ₦15.6bn. The charges, dated 28 April 2026, allege that between October and November 2014 he transferred ₦3.2bn from the bank's suspense account to Misa Limited accounts at Zenith Bank, and ₦5.08bn to Union Registrar Limited at Union Bank, in violation of CBN prudential guidelines. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre pending bail hearing fixed for 13 May 2026.