Operatives of the Power Intelligence Unit of the Power Headquarters Annex, Obalende, Lagos have dragged Alfred Emmanuel of the United {Bank} For Africa, UBA, earlier than a Lagos Magistrates’ Court docket for allegedly conniving with different staffers nonetheless at giant to fraudulently withdraw the sum of N356,730,000 from the account of a buyer of the {bank}, Professor Abiodun Johnson.
Alfred and his accomplices allegedly withdrew the sum with out the shopper’s consent, transformed it to their use and fled.
Police alleged that Alfred, 39, hooked up to the University of Lagos, UNILAG department of the {bank} allegedly connived with others nonetheless at giant to forge the withdrawal booklet on an account belonging to the professor.
In response to the police, the accused withdrew the cash at totally different instances to numerous accounts from the place they withdrew and shared it.
Police additional alleged that the key grew to become open when the Intelligence operatives on the Power Headquarters acquired a tip-off of the alleged fraudulent act and swiftly swung into motion.
After days of intelligence gathering, Alfred was arrested at a hideout in Lagos.
A Police supply, nonetheless, knowledgeable NAIJAONPOINT that operatives have been intensifying efforts to arrest different suspects concerned within the fraud.
Alfred was charged earlier than the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court docket sitting on the Tinubu Magistrates’ Court docket, Lagos Island on a six-count bordering on conspiracy, fraudulent withdrawal, stealing and forgery, after an investigation by SUPOL Hyginus Idoko and his crew.
Police prosecuting Counsel, Friday Mammeh advised the Court docket within the cost marked W/25/2024 that the defendant and others nonetheless at giant dedicated the offence between October 2023 and January 2024 at UBA {bank} UNILAG department, Lagos.
Mammeh knowledgeable the court docket that the defendant betrayed the belief reposed in him by his employer and connived with others to forge the withdrawal booklet belonging to a buyer of the {bank}, Professor Abiodun Johnson to withdraw the sum of N356,73,000 from his account with out his consent and escaped.
He stated the offences, the defendant dedicated have been opposite to and punishable underneath sections 325, 333, 287, 335, 322,363 and 365 of the Prison Legislation of Lagos State, 2015.
Alfred, nonetheless, pleaded not responsible to the fees and his Counsel, Barr. Austine Okeh prayed the Court docket to grant him bail in probably the most liberal phrases insisting that the defendant is a first-time offender and wouldn’t leap bail if granted.
Justice of the Peace, A.O. Alogba granted him N1m bail with two sureties in like sum, adjourned the case and ordered that the defendant be detained on the Ikoyi correctional facility until he perfected the bail situations.
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