Inside Details of How EFCC Apprehended Two ex-Union Bank Staff Over N4m Theft

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended two former staff of Union Bank for allegedly stealing the sum of N4,199,500.00 (Four Million One Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Naira).

It was gathered that the operatives of Makurdi Zonal Command of the anti-graft arrested two suspects identified as Idah Ogoh and Agbo Okwute for stealing money belonging to a deceased customer, who is identified as Emmanuel Azerof the bank.

The suspects were apprehended on Friday, June 21 2024, after Union Bank had filed a petition against them, notifying the EFCC of the alleged theft.

The bank in the petition said it received complaints from the family of the Azer over fraudulent debits on a deceased customer’s account.

Their dealings were uncovered when the family of the deceased approached the bank for the balance on the account of the deceased for probate processing. The family disputed the balance given to them by the bank and subsequently sent a complaint to the bank regarding unauthorised debits on the account.

Following the alarm raised by the family of the deceased, Union Bank promptly launched a probe into the matter and discovered that a debit card was allegedly procured on the deceased’s customer account on May 10, 202,3 by Ifah Ogoh, one of the bank’s Sales and Service Associates which was authorised by the bank on the same date.

Further findings by the bank showed that the procured card by Ogoh was handed over to another Sales and Service Associate, Agbo Omwute who eventually delivered the card to an accomplice for transfer and withdrawal of funds from the account of the deceased. Several withdrawals were allegedly made by the suspects through the accomplice

The suspects would be charged in court as soon as investigations are concluded.

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