Court has granted bail on stringent conditions to two bankers that allegedly conspired and stole the sum of N47,452,055.45 from the account of one Mailafia Mohammed.
Justice Maryam Sabo, who presided over the high court in Kano state, granted bailed to the two bankers, Nuhu Demba and Mohammed Abdullahi Musa. They are to pay N50 million bail.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed that the Musa alleged that on February 6, he was attacked in his house by armed men who took away his mobile phone.
On February 8, he reported the incident to First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FBN) through the Manager Dawanu Branch where he maintains a saving account and was advised to continue using his account as nothing would happen.
Musa stated on February 18, when he went to withdraw money and there was no money in the account. He subsequently requested for his account statement and discovered that N47, 452,055.45 was fraudulently withdrawn from the account through the use of ATM Card.
EFCC revealed that upon investigation, it was founded that the defendants stole the said monies from the complainant’s account through ATM and POS withdrawals.
The commission said the defendants perpetrated the fraud by using their positions to obtain ATM Cards without going through due process and without the knowledge of the account holder.
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