A
startling fraud is currently rocking financial institution, Unity Bank.
Here are
the details
Six
employees of Unity Bank were on Wednesday charged before a Wuse Zone 2 Senior
Magistrates’ Court, Abuja over alleged N306 million fraud.
They are
facing charges of criminal conspiracy, forgery, theft and negligent conduct.
The News
Agency of Nigeria reports that of the 26 involved in the crime, only six were
arraigned on Wednesday. They are: Chinoso Akamerre of Fegge Onitsha branch;
Esther Olubade, Mayowa Oyinloye, Sanusi Olarenwaju, Abubakar Barau and Biodun
Daodu, all of Gwagwalada branch.
The prosecutor, Corporal Francis Tanko, told
the court that on January 29, 2014, the bank’s Managing Director, Henry James,
reported the case to the Inspector-General of Police. Tanko said between
January 24 and 27, 2014, the accused persons conspired with the Fund Transfer
Control Unit officers to commit the offences. Tanko named the officers as Rabi
Ibrahim, Esther Olubade and IT operators of the bank – Mayowa Oyinloye, Sanusi
Olarenwaju, Abubakar Barau and Biodun Daodu.
The prosecutor said the officers connived to forge
some documents. He alleged that they stole the money through electronic
transfer from three accounts.
Tanko told the court that the accounts of the
Pilgrims Welfare Board, University of Abuja and Greenfields Limited were used.
The prosecutor said the money was transferred
to 18 different accounts of the accused, domiciled at eight different banks
without the consent of the account holders.
The offences, he said, contravened Sections
95, 196, 287 and 364 of the Penal Code.
The accused persons pleaded not guilty. The
Chief Magistrate, Adamu Shaibu, granted them bail in the sum of N5 million
each, and one surety each in like sum.
Shaibu said the sureties, who must reside
within the court’s jurisdiction, should be civil servants not below Grade Level
9.
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