The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Benin Zonal Directorate, has arraigned Evangeline Atanda Ibadha, a former manager of JustProtein Supermarket in Benin City, for allegedly diverting and converting company funds amounting to ₦547,307,016. She appeared before Justice C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court in Benin City on November 25, 2025, where she faced a five-count charge linked to unlawful financial dealings.

According to the charges, Ibadha is accused of receiving several large sums of money into her personal bank accounts between 2018 and 2025. One count alleges she took ₦10,005,000 into her Eco Bank account, while another claims she controlled over ₦319 million paid into her First Bank account—funds investigators say were proceeds of unlawful acts. The EFCC stated that her actions violate the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

During her arraignment, Ibadha pleaded not guilty to all charges. The prosecution counsel, I. M. Elodi, asked the court to remand her in custody and set a date for trial. In response, her lawyer, Evans Ogbeifun, urged the court to allow him stand as a temporary surety while he prepares her formal bail application.

Justice Obiozor ruled that the defendant be remanded and adjourned the matter to December 8, 2025, when the court will hear the bail application. The EFCC has assured the public that the case is part of its broader effort to combat internal corporate fraud and money laundering in the private sector.