A female contract staff working with a new generation bank on Adeola Hopewell Street, Victoria Island, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has been arrested by police at the Bar Beach Division, Victoria Island, Lagos, for allegedly withdrawing the sum of N7 million from the account of a customer of the bank by forging his signature.
The suspect, Mildred Aiwekhoe, 28, was arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on a 6-count charge of fraud.
The police alleged that the accused, an account officer of the bank between November 2012 and February 2013 fraudulently obtained the cheque booklet of Joseph Eguavoen, a customer of the bank with account No. 0024568327 and forged his signature.
According to the police, the bank management discovered the fraud when they audited their account.
Subsequently, they sacked the accused and handed her over to the police to face prosecution.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges when it was read to her in the open court, and the magistrate Mrs. I.O. Omotosho, admitted her to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
According to the magistrate, the sureties must have proof of tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
The matter was adjourned for mention, while the defendant was transferred to Kirikiri Prison pending when she would fulfil the bail conditions. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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This Nigerian law, a suspect will be said to have stolen millions and the bail conditions will be in hundreds and at most thousands. N7million thief to be bailed with N500,000 and 2 sureties in like sum?!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteill gotten money as liken to gravels in the mouth of the thief. don't think of how quick to make money,it always end up in frustration
she was not smart enough if na me I go don resign tail tail b4 dem catcher for me
ReplyDeleteshe stole 7million and was arrested, which is good. how about the leaders that steal billions and nothing is done? if anything is done, amnesty will be granted as well.
ReplyDeletewhat a joke, yes what a joke!!!!!!!!!! i pray Nigeria changes before it falls to the ground.
The money is too too small. Those who steal billions are usually freed!!!!!!!! So steal billions
ReplyDeleteLanre solola, you are a proper thief for thinking and talking this way.
ReplyDeleteWriting from china....
ReplyDeleteLanre solola is not the only thief in your country in fact for you to live in Nigeria you must me a THIEF OR A MAD PERSON........in china and other part of the world no body TRUST your people, for your country to be great change your LAWS & your people will change
Nigeria = corruption. when will this change ?
DeleteCool kobo is better than hot naira.
ReplyDeletelady that naira is too hot for you
I think we should allow the lady to prove her innocence before the court first before convicting her. She might eventually turn out to be innocent and someone at large in the same office may have taken advantage of her inexperience to perpetrate the crime. Anything may have happened, it might even be her supervisor. They could investigate her present worth as against her salary to give them a clue. God will see her through if she's innocent. -B. Savage
ReplyDeleteThis thing will keep happening until something drastic is done. How can a bank entrust millions of naira in care of a contract staff who earns below N50,000 monthly. The way their bosses display money is terrible.
ReplyDeleteBut all these are not enough reasons for the lady to have stolen customers' fund.