August 12, 2016 – Photo: Ecobank Manager Arrested In Lagos For Withdrawing N4Million From Dead Customer’s Account & N10million From US-Based Customer’s Account
41-year-old Ikechukwu Aghanenu, a manager with Ecobank Nigeria Plc, Ejigbo branch, was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly collaborating with a suspected fraudster, Anthony Okpala, to defraud two customers of N14m.
The customers are Mrs. Oluremi Egunjobi (now late), and one Rabiu Lawal, who is based in the United Kingdom.
The suspects according to reports diverted N4.014m from the deceased’s bank account 5323007058, while N10m was said to have been fraudulently withdrawn from Lawal’s account, 2741128259.
34-year-old Okpala alongside another suspect still at large had presented themselves to Aghanenu as the relatives of the deceased with some forged documents authorising the bank to release the sum between September and November 2015.
Within the same period, according to PUNCH reports, the police said Okpala paraded himself as a business partner of Lawal and allegedly collaborated with Aghanenu to withdraw N10m from Lawal’s account in tranches.
According a police source, “The bank reported the fraud to the police and in the course of our investigation, it was discovered that the fraudulent transactions were carried out by Okpala with the knowledge of the ex-manager and others at large.
“Okpala presented himself and another suspect at the Ecobank’s branch in Ejigbo as relatives of the late Oluremi (Egunjobi) and instructed the bank to liquidate her account, which was done through the help of the ex-manager. But he (Aghanenu) denied knowing Okpala.
“The other victim, Lawal, works in the UK and saves money at the bank with the hope of using the money to invest when he relocates to Nigeria. It was when he checked his account balance that he discovered the withdrawals and complained to the bank.”
Friday Mameh, the Police prosecutor arraigned Aghanenu and Okpala on Thursday before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on five counts bordering on fraud and forgery.
i hope you two rot in jail… you think you can defraud the dead who as suffered tirelessly in other to gather something during his/her days or you think you can con someone who is into night and day job in the UK in other to gather something to enjoy when he is back? ‘NO’ you will not be able to do such since you are so heartless and not contempted with what you have… i wish your judge will also be heartless to hand you a long jail term i know you won’t be contempted with it but you will manage it (25years).
#clueless human
#IT_CAN_ONLY_GET_BETTER
a whole bank Manager u are not even contend with ur position. hope the judge give them a punishment they will never forget.
Does this man knows what it takes to get to the position of a Manager of a bank? is the token he went away with commesurate with his salary and other allowances he receive every month?this is nothing but greed and stupidity.Now youve succeeded in puting your family in pains and poverty.You want to live large above your income.
Too bad, no one to be trusted.
No transaction is safe in Nija, fraudulent act all over Nigeria….. You can never trust police officers neither bank officials. SHAME!
These are the people entrusted with the management of our hard earned funds. Na aw o! Are there no internal checks in place to ensure such defrauding don’t occur? The mere thought is very worrisome that such could happen. The Bank should be sued as they owe their customer duty of care and that includes conducting thorough background checks on people they employ to ensure they are of proven integrity.
Enjoy your safe trip to Ibinabo‘s former cell room.
THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER,
My strolling continues…
If you’re leaving outside of Nigeria, be careful saving or stacking your hard earned money conversation into Nigerian banks. This is what awaits you…its just a matter of time.
The nation doesn’t have credibility, so does the people…when the nations supposed next young generations are fraudsters like their current fathers and grand-fathers.
I don’t see an end to this circle of behavior either in government and/or private citizens life in Nigeria or Africa as a owl.
Its a DNA problem for Africans or blacks…..because the consequences aren’t severe, no one get convicted for real. This is all a show for now, they get bailed and settle behind the scene.
na im good 4 dem
all these bankers are thief