24th October, 2016
An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday remanded a commercial tricyclist at a prison after he pleaded guilty to hacking into another person’s bank account to withdraw N2.2 million.
The Magistrate, Mrs A. T. Omeyele said the fraudster should be kept behind bars at Ikoyi Prisons.
The accused, Nurudeen Samilu, 35, who resides at No. 23, Owoyele St., Ijegun, a Lagos suburb, was arraigned on a five-count charge of conspiracy, impersonation, forgery, stealing and fraud.
“The accused committed the offences on Oct. 10 12:00 p.m. at Admiralty Way Branch of Skye Bank, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.
“The accused falsely represented himself as one Kazeem Dele, as the owner of a Skye Bank account number 1018716553 and withdrew N2.2 million.
“He also forged Dele’s signature on a fund transfer form to withdraw the sum of N2.2 million belonging to him, ”Prosecutor Cyriacus Osuji told the court.
To perfect the fraud, the accused diverted the bank’s SMS alert to his own phone.
The offences contravened Sections 78, 285, 335 (a), 363 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Oct. 26 was fixed for judgment.