26-year-old Female Banker Steals N24m From Customers

Alabi Joy Omotayo, 26, a female staff of a bank in Ondo State was arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on a five-count charge for allegedly withdrawing N24 million from the bank’s customers’ accounts.

PM news reports;

The police alleged in charge No C/34/2013 that the accused was arrested following a complaint by the management of the bank’s headquarters in Lagos that the accused, a customer service care officer at their Ondo branch office, had stolen  N24 million.

The bank further said that they discovered the fraud when they audited their account.

During investigation, according to the police, they discovered that Joy, a resident of 7, Mary Peter Street, Itogbe, Ondo State, allegedly used computers to have unauthorized access to her employer’s programmes, data and electronic data of the customers’ records and withdrew the sum of N10.5 million from account No. 3031456895 belonging to a customer of the bank.

Joy was also alleged to have on 10 June, 2013 and 8 July, 2013, withdrawn N4.5 million from account No. 2006365332, and N9.1 million from account No. 3023171579 without authorization.

The offences the accused committed, according to the police prosecutor, Sgt Babatope Julius, are punishable under sections 409, 389 and 285(7) of the criminal laws of Lagos state, 2011.

Joy pleaded not guilty to the crime in the open court, and the presiding Chief Magistrate, Mrs. F. O. Aigbokhaevbo admitted her on bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.  She adjourned the matter till 15 November, 2013 for mention.