A worker in First Bank of Nigeria PLC, Omoniyi Victor met his waterloo on Monday when he was docked in Ikorodu, Lagos State, for allegedly conspiring with others to divert and steal ₦303,000.
Omoniyi was charged with conspiracy and theft.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the matter in court.
The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Aminu Isaac, told the court that the defendant committed the offense on Jan.21 at about 12.17 p.m. at the first bank branch, Omitoro area along Ijede Road in Ikorodu.
Isaac said the defendant stole an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card belonging to Mrs. Abidemi Agbaje and withdrew ₦303,000 without her consent.
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The prosecutor said that the complainant asked the defendant to help her remove her ATM card which was “swallowed” by the machine being a staff of the bank.
He said the complainant started receiving alerts of withdrawals from her account and immediately reported it to the bank management.
The prosecutor said the offense contravened the provisions of sections 411, 287, and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, which stipulates three years jail terms, if found guilty.
The Magistrate, Mrs G.O. Anifowoshe, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum with evidence of tax payment, Lasra and must be gainfully employed.
The magistrate adjourned the case until June 23 for trial.
In another report, Mr Aminu Alhassan, Commissioner of Police in Cross River, has refuted the reported killing of 20 persons in the Boki Local Government Area of the state on Sunday.
He told the Newsmen on Monday that there was not even a single attack in the local government area.
The commissioner noted that the report was not only fake but a “figment of the writer’s imagination’’ and urged journalists to always crosscheck facts before publication.
“There was no militancy attack in Boki Local Government Area not to even talk of killing 20 persons as alleged by the report.
“There was an attack and deaths, but it was in neighbouring Cameroon and not on Nigerian territory.
“For the sake of emphasis, there was no attack in Boki Local Government Area or in any part of Cross River,’’ he stressed.
The report had stated that militants of a separatist group, Ambazonia, attacked Boki Local Government Area on Sunday, whereas the fracas took place in South West Cameroon.
The report claimed that at least 20 persons were killed in Boki, Cross River, during the attack.
