Banker Stole N24m From Customers' Accounts (Ondo)

A female staff of an old generation bank in
Ondo State, southwest Nigeria, Alabi Joy
Omotayo, 26, has been arrested by the
police at Onikan division, Ikoyi, Lagos for
allegedly withdrawing N24 million from the
bank’s customers’ accounts.
After investigation by Police Corporal Orifa
Olugbenga and his team, the suspect was
arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’
Court, Lagos on a five-count charge of
felony to wit, stealing.
The police alleged in charge No C/34/2013
that the accused was arrested following a
complaint by the management of the bank’s
headquarters in Lagos that the accused, a
customer service care officer at their Ondo
branch office, had stolen N24 million.
The bank further said that they discovered
the fraud when they audited their account.
During investigation, according to the
police, they discovered that Joy, a resident
of 7, Mary Peter Street, Itogbe, Ondo State,
allegedly used computers to have
unauthorized access to her employer’s
programmes, data and electronic data of
the customers’ records and withdrew the
sum of N10.5 million from account No.
3031456895 belonging to a customer of the
bank.
Joy was also alleged to have on 10 June,
2013 and 8 July, 2013, withdrawn N4.5
million from account No. 2006365332, and
N9.1 million from account No. 3023171579
without authorization.
The offences the accused committed,
according to the police prosecutor, Sgt
Babatope Julius, are punishable under
sections 409, 389 and 285(7) of the criminal
laws of Lagos state, 2011.
Joy pleaded not guilty to the crime in the
open court, and the presiding Chief
Magistrate, Mrs. F. O. Aigbokhaevbo
admitted her on bail in the sum of
N500,000 with two sureties in like sum. She
adjourned the matter till 15 November,
2013 for mention.
The defendant was, however, moved to
Kirikiri Prison, Apapa, Lagos, pending when
she will fulfill the bail conditions.
http://www.nigerianeye.com/2013/11/
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