The Police has arraigned two bankers before a Lagos magistrate court sitting in Igbosere on four count charges which borders on conspiracy, forgery, fraud and stealing.
The banker's, Tiamiyu Lukman and Shogaolu Sheriff, was reported to have allegedly stole the sum of thirty million naira from their employer, Ecobank Nigeria Plc.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Jimoh Joseph alleged that the defendants conspired amongst themselves with others who are still at large and committed the offences between August 1, 2013 and June 2016 at about 2pm at Eco Bank of Nigeria Plc.
He said that Lukman who is the head of human resource compensation and benefit of Eco Bank Plc allegedly inserted strange names that are alien to the bank including their account numbers and defrauded the bank to the tune of thirty million naira.
The strange names and account numbers are Veronica Okaocha account number 0541022388, Ayodele Kayode account number 1482002534 and Ayodele Austine account number 2263002679, he fraudulently credited them knowing that their names was not among the list of beneficiaries of the compensation and stole the money away.
Insp. Joseph said that Lukman who is also an accountant in the bank inserted the names and account numbers listed above which was not a list of people compared by the bank for compensation and benefit and credited them with the said amount which he shared with one Shogolu Sheriff.
The prosecutor said that the money that was stolen by the defendants is the property of the bank.
According to him the offences committed is punishable under sections 409, 285, 363 (1) and 323 of the criminal law of Lagos state 2011.
However the duo pleaded not guilty to the offences against them.
The trial Magistrate, Mrs A. O Sholadoye, granted the defendants bail in the sum of five million naira each with two sureties each in like sum.
She said that one of the sureties must be a level 16 civil servant, and their addresses to be verified.
The case was adjourned till August 10, for mention.
The banker's, Tiamiyu Lukman and Shogaolu Sheriff, was reported to have allegedly stole the sum of thirty million naira from their employer, Ecobank Nigeria Plc.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Jimoh Joseph alleged that the defendants conspired amongst themselves with others who are still at large and committed the offences between August 1, 2013 and June 2016 at about 2pm at Eco Bank of Nigeria Plc.
He said that Lukman who is the head of human resource compensation and benefit of Eco Bank Plc allegedly inserted strange names that are alien to the bank including their account numbers and defrauded the bank to the tune of thirty million naira.
The strange names and account numbers are Veronica Okaocha account number 0541022388, Ayodele Kayode account number 1482002534 and Ayodele Austine account number 2263002679, he fraudulently credited them knowing that their names was not among the list of beneficiaries of the compensation and stole the money away.
Insp. Joseph said that Lukman who is also an accountant in the bank inserted the names and account numbers listed above which was not a list of people compared by the bank for compensation and benefit and credited them with the said amount which he shared with one Shogolu Sheriff.
The prosecutor said that the money that was stolen by the defendants is the property of the bank.
According to him the offences committed is punishable under sections 409, 285, 363 (1) and 323 of the criminal law of Lagos state 2011.
However the duo pleaded not guilty to the offences against them.
The trial Magistrate, Mrs A. O Sholadoye, granted the defendants bail in the sum of five million naira each with two sureties each in like sum.
She said that one of the sureties must be a level 16 civil servant, and their addresses to be verified.
The case was adjourned till August 10, for mention.
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