Three Ecobank employees were arraigned in Lagos on Tuesday for allegedly
stealing N2.8 million from customers’ accounts.
The accused persons – Oluwatoyin Adetunji (41), Oluwatosin Obademi (32)
and Olushola Ogunshina (39) – are facing a three-count charge of
conspiracy, forgery and stealing before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in
Lagos Island.
The prosecutor, Insp. Nurudeen Thomas, told the court that the accused
persons between July 10 and 14, 2015, forged signatures of several Ecobank
customers and stole the sum of N2.8million from their accounts at
Iyan-Ipaja branch of the bank.
He said that Adetunji and Obademi, were cashiers while Ogunshina was
Information Technology personnel at the bank.
According to the prosecutor, Obademi and Ogunshina claimed that the
Adetunji came to them with the deal and promised to pay them N350,000
each.
Thomas, said that the offences contravene Sections 285, 361 and 409 of the
Criminal Code of Lagos State, 2011.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs K.B Ayeye, granted the accused persons bail in
the sum of N200,000 with two sureties each in like sum, and adjourned the
case to February 22 for hearing.