STRSTR-2026-05-025

Suspicious Transaction Report

Verdant Energy Holdings · NFIU goAML format · Meridian Trust Bank Plc

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Section 1
Reporting Institution
Institution
Meridian Trust Bank Plc
CBN code
MTRB-NG-001
goAML org code
RE-NG-002884
Reporting officer
Olamide Bello · MLRO
Officer phone
+234 802 555 0144
Officer email
mlro@meridiantrust.com
Section 2
Subject
Name
Verdant Energy Holdings
Type
Business
RC Number
1991002
Phone
+234 1 291 8800
Address
Plot 33, Trans-Amadi Industrial, Port Harcourt
Account 1
0033445566
Section 3
Grounds for Suspicion
AI-drafted · approved by MLRO
Verdant Energy Holdings executed two transfers totalling ₦48,000,000 to Capricorn Trading ZA in South Africa within 48 hours on 14–16 May 2026. The recipient entity does not appear in the customer's declared UBO chain submitted at onboarding. South Africa represents a high-risk corridor per FATF and GIABA risk typologies for Nigerian entities. Adverse media links Verdant to an NNPC contract fraud investigation in 2024. The combination of high-value cross-border transfers, unknown beneficiaries, and adverse media exposure warrants a suspicious transaction report.
Section 4
Transactions Reported2 transactions
Date (WAT)ChannelDirectionCounterpartyAccountAmount (NGN)
2026-05-14TransferDebitCapricorn Trading ZA—₦22,000,000
2026-05-16TransferDebitCapricorn Trading ZA—₦26,000,000
Aggregate · 2 transactions₦48,000,000
Section 5
Typology & Predicate Offence
Primary typology
High-Risk Corridor
FATF reference
FATF-T-04
Predicate offence
Proceeds of unlawful activity
Corridor
Lagos to Port Harcourt
Section 6
Evidence Attachments2 items
TX-881101-881099_swift_confirmation.pdf
SWIFT transfer confirmation · uploaded by Sam Adesanya · 2026-05-17
EVIDENCE
adverse_media_report_verdant.pdf
Adverse media screening report · uploaded by Screening Engine · 2026-05-18
EVIDENCE
Section 7
Reporting Officer Attestation

I, , in my capacity as Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for Meridian Trust Bank Plc, certify that the facts contained in this report are true to the best of my knowledge and that this report is filed in good faith under the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act 2022.

Created
2026-05-17 09:00 WAT
Approved by
· MLRO
Filed
NFIU reference
Assigned on receipt