Banker Nabbed Over N33m Fraud

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Detectives at the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, have arrested  banker of a new generation  bank in Lagos, Olaiya Olusegun, for alleged fraud.

The police alleged that the suspect, an account officer, specialises in defrauding  customers through fraudulent withdrawals from their accounts.

He was caught during a verification exercise following complaints from some victims  to the management of the bank that they could not find the money saved in their  accounts.

The bank management moved swiftly and traced the fraud to the account officer.

The bank discovered that Olusegun fraudulently withdrew N33 million from the account  of one their customers (name withheld).

Investigation by the bank also revealed that the suspect  forged the signature of  the victim on cheques and cash same without the consent of the man.

Problem started when the complainant who had over N30m in his account sent someone  to collect N500,000 from it but the bank rejected the cheque, saying there was  insufficient fund in it.

In the course of investigation, it was also discovered that the suspect tampered  with another account belonging to one Adekunle, a deceased customer of the bank.

He was said to have applied for and collected a cheque booklet on behalf of the  deceased customer, forged the man’s signature and withdrew N7 million to open a  fixed deposit account for the widow which he converted to his own use.

His employer reported the matter to the SFU and he was arrested and charged to court  after investigation.

Commissioner of Police in charge of SFU, Chiwike Asadu, advised bank customers to  always monitor their accounts and not to entrust them to bank account officers to  avoid being swindled.

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