APPRAISAL OF FRAUD CONTROL TECHNIQUES IN NIGERIAN COMMERCIAL BANKS (A CASE STUDY OF FIRST BANK NIGERIA PLC) (ENUGU AND ONITSHA BRANCHES)

ABSTRACT Fraud is the number one enemy of the business world.  No Company is Immune to it.  It is in all walls of life.  No where is fraud more serious than in banking, it is the biggest single cause of bank failure. The intent of this research is to evaluate the fraud control techniques in commercial banks in Nigeria.  As the techniques is aimed at controlling the cause and effect of fraud.   Two branches if First Bank were used for the study on the understanding that first Bank s a corporate entity has formulated and devised fraud control techniques that is made applicable to all its branches throughout the country.  The choice of First Bank as a case study is based on the  understanding that most banks in Nigerian have simpler strength and weakness. In pursuit of the above goal of the research, the researcher administered two types of questionnaire one to the top management of the bank and the other to the Middle and lower Management staff.  Some customers were Interviewed Orally to obtain additional information and also to confirm the result obtained through the questionnaire. The response from the questionnaire and Interview were analyzed and Interpreted.  The results obtained were portrayed by means of pie chart, bar chart and tables for simple understanding. From the analysis and interpretation for the data, the researcher found out that the fraud control techniques in use by commercial banks in Nigeria are not efficient and effective.  Different types of fraud still exist. It is well noted that fraud as a  concept is waxing in strength.  It is becoming an expanding Industry. Based in these findings the researcher has made serious efforts to push back the frontier of human ignorance about fraud by suggesting new fraud control techniques as to total eradication of fraud cannot be attained.
TABLE OF CONTENT

Title Page……………………i  Approval Page…………………ii Dedication ……………………iii Acknowledgment   …………………iv  Abstract ……………………v Table of Content  ……………………vi
CHAPTER ONE 1.1Introduction 1.2A short back ground/history of fraud 1.3Statement of problem 1.4Research and Objectives 1.5Research /Hypothesis 1.6Research/Questions 1.7Significance of the study 1.8Scope /Limitation of the study definition of terms 1.9Definition of terms 1.10References 
CHAPTER TWO 2.0Review of related Literature 2.1Concept of fraud 2.2Causes of fraud 2.3Types of fraud 2.4Effects of fraud 2.5Control of fraud 2.6References 
CHAPTER THREE 3.0Research Design and Methodology 3.1Population and sample 3.2Sources of data 3.3Instrument for data Collection 3.4Method of data analysis 3.5Research question 3.6Method of testing hypothesis 3.7References.
CHAPTER FOUR 4.0Presentation and Analysis of Data 4.1Re-Statement of the problems  4.2Major findings  4.3Distribution of questionnaire and collection  4.4Presentation and analysis of questionnaire 4.5Presentation and analyses of Oral Interview 4.6Test f hypothesis 4.7Interpretation of Research 4.8References.
CHAPTER FIVE 5.0Summary of Finding Recommendation and Conclusion 5.1Discussion of Findings 5.2Conclusion 5.3Recommendation. Appendix  Bibliography.