Katsina police arrest bank official over N18m theft

On Thursday, a bank employee in Daura, Katsina State, was taken into custody on suspicion of stealing N18 million from a client via an automated teller machine. 

The suspect, an assistant operations officer at a bank of the new generation, is charged with planning the heist with a friend. 

ASP During a briefing at the Katsina Police Headquarters, Abubakar Aliyu, the Katsina Police Command's Police Spokesman, confirmed the arrest. Okojie Herbert, the victim, reported the theft to the authorities and filed a complaint, which resulted to the arrest.

He said: “Following the receipt of a complaint from one Okojie Hubert Erayomon,  m, an Assistant Head of Operation at Access Bank Daura Branch, on a suspected case of fraud against one Adewumi Bolaji Gabriel, m, age 28, of Daura LGA, the Head of ATM at Access Bank Daura branch, Daura LGA, Katsina.

“The suspect criminally conspired with a friend, one David Mesioye, a staff member of Access Bank Kafur Branch, now at large, to steal the sum of eighteen million one hundred and sixty-four thousand naira (?18,164,000.00) from customer’s bank account.

“The suspect, Head of ATM, who was responsible for managing the bank’s ATM operations at the branch, conspired with his friend to steal the sum of N18 million from the bank. The suspects used their expertise of the bank’s operations to carry out the theft, which was discovered during an audit.

“In the course of the investigation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the offense as the following exhibits were recovered from the suspect: the sum of ?10,180,000.00k from his different bank accounts. Physical cash of ?366,900  and other valuables’’.

“The suspect will be charged in court upon completion of the investigation.”

The spokesperson for the Command also provided information about further recent arrests made by its agents throughout the state.

He said: “The command has succeeded in arresting one Mu’azu Yunusa, m, of Mai Danko via Tudun Willi village, Kankia LGA, suspected to be in connection with two kidnapping incidents in his village’’.

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