Court Remands Diamond Bank Staff In Prison For N111.2 Fraud (Pictured)

All these fine boys looking for fast money. First it was an Arik staff, now a
Diamond bank staff.

Justice Mohammed Yunusa of a Federal High Court, Lagos, yesterday
remanded a Diamond Bank employee, Obioha Okengwu, at Ikoyi Prisons for
allegedly defrauding the bank of N111.2 million.

The accused, a graduate of Abia State University, whose
address was not given, is standing trial on a nine-count charge bordering on conspiracy
and fraud.

Prosecutor Effiong Asuquo told the court that the accused
committed the offences between April and August 2014 in Lagos. He said the
accused conspired with members of his family to defraud the bank.

According to him, the accused committed the offences while
working in the e-Business unit of the bank, handling daily settlement entries
of transactions done on Point of Sales (POS) and Automated Teller Machine
(ATM).

He said the accused unlawfully credited huge sums of money
into his family’s account instead of the bank’s accounts.

“At different times, N37million and N41. 4 million was
lodged into two accounts owned by one Uchenna Okengwu.

“The accused also credited the sum of N10 million into the
account of one Rosamund Okengwu and N9.5 million paid into one Chukwuemeka
Okengwu’s account.”

The prosecutor urged the court to remand the accused in
prison pending the commencement of trial.

The offences contravened Sections 20, 27 (b) and 30 (1) of
the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention) Act, 2015.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The case has been adjourned to Sept. 22 for hearing of the
bail application.

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