Banker lands in court over alleged N25m theft
chuks oti
Sep 15, 2020
A 32-year-old banker, Benjamin Musa, on Tuesday appeared in a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates' Court, Abuja, over alleged theft of N25 million.
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Musa, whose residential address was not given, is charged with three counts of breach of trust, theft and forgery.
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He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
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The prosecution counsel, ASP Peter Ejike, told the court that the defendant committed the offenses between Aug. 2019 and Feb. 2020.
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He said that the complainant, Zakari Uthman, of Union Bank Plc, Area 3, Garki, Abuja reported the matter at the Garki Police Station on Aug.24.
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Ejike in addition alleged that the defendant used his position as the bank's Teller and forged three customer's signatures and withdrew the sum of N 25 million from their accounts without their consent.
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The prosecutor further said that during police investigation, the defendant admitted the crime.
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The offence, he said, contravened the provisions sections 289, 312 and 364 of the Penal Code Law.
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The Chief Magistrate, Omolola Akindele, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N1 million with two sureties in like sum.
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She ordered that one of the sureties must be a civil servant on grade level 09 and above.
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She adjourned the case until Sept. 22, for hearing.
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