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Diamond Bank Staff Obioha Okengwu Jailed For Crediting Family Members’ Accounts With Customers’ Money
Sept 17, 2015 – Picture: Nigerian Banker, Diamond Bank Staff Jailed For Fraud, Obioha Okengwu Credited Family Members’ Accounts With Depositors’ Funds, Bank Customers Money
A staff of Diamond Bank Plc has been jailed for allegedly defrauding the bank of whopping N111.2 million.
The accused allegedly conspired with his brothers and sisters to steal the aforementioned sum from Diamond Bank.
According to prosecution counsel Effion Asuquo, Obioha Okengwu committed the offence between April and August at a Branch in Lagos while he was working in the E-business unit where he handled daily settlement of POS (Point of Sales) and ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) transactions.
The accused credited the account of 5 members of his family using bank customers’ funds.
The police said Okengwu transferred N37million and N41. 4 million to two different accounts owned by Uchenna Okengwu, while he credited Rosamund Okengwu’s account with N10 million.
The accused person also allegedly transferred N13. 3 million to Bekky Okengwu’s account and N9. 5 million to Chukwuemeka Okengwu’s account.
He pleaded not guilty and was sent to Ikoyi prison today.
The case will come up for further hearing in October.
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Ijeoma Blessing
September 17, 2015 at 9:06 PM
The amount u stole is too much now, in short you are a selfish moron
Chimama Adu
September 17, 2015 at 9:27 PM
This is how far greedy has brought him, let him face the consequences of his actions
JAMOON(GBS)
September 17, 2015 at 9:54 PM
Well, charity begins at home, u are a criminal with wisdom.
RAPO
September 18, 2015 at 7:06 AM
EVEN WITH EDUCATION, IT’S STILL IN THERE BLOOD! GENETICALLY, CRIMINALY, ORIENTED
obiozo
September 18, 2015 at 8:27 AM
A USELESS THIEF WITHOUT CONCIENCE,I HEARD YOU ARE EVEN MARRIED TO A FIRST BANK STAFF. FIRST BANK PLEASE BE WARE .THE WIFE WHO ENJOYED THIS LOOTH AND COVERED HIM UP WHEN HE WAS BRINGING THIS FUNDS IS DEFINITELY NOT INNOCENT .I HOPE FIRST BANK MOVES IN FAST BEFORE THEY ARE DUPPED AS WELL.#UGONNA OKENGWU#
Adewunmi
September 18, 2015 at 9:13 AM
If really true, the guy is not only greedy but criminal inasmuch there is a great loopholes in the department there should be check and balances in the system or else there must be some collaborators in the office.
c c c
September 18, 2015 at 9:37 AM
God will surely help this country
Jenny
September 18, 2015 at 2:18 PM
Who is even sure that these family members have released the monies to him before his ordeal started.
Uzoma
September 18, 2015 at 3:18 PM
Both him and his relatives who collaborated with him should be jailed.
larry onyeka
September 20, 2015 at 1:30 AM
Sad news…
Ud
October 5, 2015 at 9:09 AM
Hes not the only one guilty of looting in this country he just lacks the connection to cover his crimes. Our politicians who are influencial have stolen billions and are still walking on
the streets.
Joy Nwanayo
January 29, 2016 at 12:32 PM
Obioha,his brothers cum sisters need DELIVERANCE from foundational pollution,arrow of shame and disgrace in the root.