The thief was unfortunate likewise the teller.The thief knew about the policy,likely to have worked in a bank.Another bone of contension is that if he face a panel,he will be asked that what actually makes him to feel that the man asking for money is a real thief.Obviously a thief will always have a gun or a weapon.So if he's eventually found guilty he might end up in 5yrs - 7yrs in jail without a parole.

The bank has not done anything wrong.

You can help the police but you cant perform its functions.

A customer suspected to be a robber already in the banking hall is dangerous.

The police should be informed swiftly in this particular matter to do its job.

However in Nigeria, this teller automatically becomes an hero, hence, policies I believe would be set aside.

In all fairness, outright sack was a severe punishment for this staff. for him to demand to see a weapon means he had read the robber and was sure he wasn't carrying anything(may be the robber's voice was shaking or something). If the robber had shown him the weapon, the staff would have complied. For Pete's sake, you cant just fold your hands and get robbed by a harmless loafer simply because policy said this or that. Moreover if the staff had calmly filled the bag, that same policy would investigate him and probably found him wanting in one aspect or another. By sacking this guy, they are encouraging other loafers to make a go at their bank.

Jim was left with two choices: to obey the LAW or follow his INSTINCT. But this guy decided to follow his instinct instead. I am not saying that what he did was good but maybe who knows, what he had done may have prevent something bad from happening. Even the bank management themselves shouldn't hav gone to that extent of sacking him, rather they should have been more lenient on him. I hope he has learnt from his mistake.

As a bank worker myself no one would have applauded her of any heroic star performance, this person should know how to put himself under strict control not for his sake( if he is 100% sure of himself) but for others.

Sacking the guy is not fair enough,cos before the guy did that,he make sure he was not armed.

This is an interesting story. In Nigeria this may not be applicable. The person seem to be intelligent but it was a foolish risk as far as the company is concern. It is more costly for the company to compansate the dead than to bear the lost of money.

I'm Just thinking, Did the bank teller do the right at the wrong time or the wrong thing at the right time?

Wetin oyinbo dey carry head dey think

obviously the young chap is in the wrong line of work. Did i hear anybody say SECURITY?

ill be right back. Lemme check zenith

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Chai oyingbo. Had it been that happened in naija it would have been a case of "next time dont try james bond tactics" and case closed in as much as no money is missing. Did i hear somebody say law of diminishing returns on staff security is @ work?

It is a wrong policy. What if a Bank teller begins to arrange with a 'claimed robber' who may likely be his/her friend?