Sterling Bank Plc may have turned into a safe haven for fraudulent officials as customers of the bank have continued to lose their hard-earned money to the bank.

This is coming even as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and arraigned four staffers of the bank over various financial crimes within a week.

Osazuwa Obarisiagbon, a 39-year-old staff of the bank, Effurun branch, Delta State, Osazuwa Obarisiagbon, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court over alleged fraudulent withdrawal of N46.4 million from a customer’s account.

Osazuwa, a Relationship Manager with the lender, was arraigned last Friday on six-count charge bordering on alleged stealing, defrauding, forgery and impersonation.

Some of the charges in charge number: ME/77C/ 2021 read thus: “That you Osazuwa Obarisiagbon between December 31, 2015 and November 30, 2016, at Effurun within this magisterial district, did commit felony to wit: stealing. You hereby committed an offence punishable under Section 516 of the criminal code, Cap C. 21, Vol. 1, Laws of Delta State of Nigeria, 2006.

“That you Osazuwa Obarisiagbon between December 31, 2015, and November 30, 2016, at Effurun, within this magisterial district, did fraudulently convert to your own use or the use of other persons, the sum of N46, 422, 432.64, property of Wellington Hotel Limited. You thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 390 ( (b) & (9) of the Criminal Code, Cap C.21, Vol. 1, Laws of Delta State of Nigeria, 2006.

“That you Osazuwa Obarisiagbon between the 31st day of December 31, 2015, and November 30, 2016, at Effurun, within this magisterial district, did conspire to commit felony to wit: forgery. You thereby committed an offence punishable under section 516 of the Criminal Code, Cap C 21. Vol. 1, Laws of Delta State of Nigeria, 2004.

“That you Osazuwa Obarisiagbon, between December 31, 2015, and November 30, 2016, at Effurun, within this magisterial district, did conspire to commit felony to wit: personation. You thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code, Cap C. 21, Vol. 1, Laws of Delta State of Nigeria, 2006.

“That you Osazuwa Obarisiagbon, between December 31, 2015, and November 30, 2016, at Effurun, within this magisterial district did with the intent to defraud Wellington Hotel Limited, falsely represented yourself to be the general manager, chief accountant and cashier respectively of Wellington Hotel Limited. You thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 484 of the Criminal Code, Cap C.21, Vol. 1 Laws of Delta State of Nigeria, 2006.”

The accused pleaded not guilty to all the charges

However, the defence counsel, Sanchez Agumor, sought bail for the accused who he said would not jump bail by his position as the relationship manager of Sterling Bank.

The prosecutor, Vincent Orawumen, did not oppose the bail application, but sought stringent conditions to be attached to the bail.

Chief Magistrate, Ena Odjugo, granted the accused bail in the sum of N15 million with two sureties who must have property within the magisterial district.

Odjugo adjourned the trial to August 4 and 5, 2021.

In same vein, the Lagos Zonal Office of the EFCC, has also arrested three staffers with the bank for an alleged case of conspiracy, stealing, forgery and obtaining money by false pretence.

READ MORE: https://witnessngr.com/sterling-bank-staffers-swoop-on-customers-accounts-as-efcc-arrests-4-in-one-week/

Ok

Thief, ole. He should be made to face the full wrath of the law to serve as deterrent to other aspiring thieves and their sympathisers, who still regard stealing as being sharp and smart.

Kudos to him.

Nna ehn

some Nigerians are so fraudulent fgs

Why would you commit a crime you know that ultimately you would be caught? Now everything he bought with that money would be seized and auctioned and his name and career thrown into the toilet. Truly, education doesn't teach common sense.

Always be contented with what you have.

Some Bankers have turned thieves

People are keeping their money at bank because they don't want to be robbed at home without knowing the robber is already waiting for them in the bank.