THREE bankers have been arrested for allegedly withdrawing N2.8 million from customers’ accounts.
The accused persons – Oluwatoyin Adetunji (41), Oluwatosin Obademi (32) and Olushola Ogunshina (39) – staff of Ecobank, had, allegedly between July 10 and 14, 2015, forged signatures of several customers and stole the sum of N2.8 million from their accounts at Iyan-Ipaja branch of the bank.
The prosecutor, Nurudeen Thomas, said Adetunji and Obademi were cashiers, while Ogunshina was Information Technology personnel at the bank.
According to the prosecutor, Obademi and Ogunshina claimed that Adetunji came to them with the deal and promised to pay them N350,000 each.
They are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, forgery and stealing before a Tinubu magistrates’ court.
Thomas said the offences contravened 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 till February 22 for hearing.
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