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| One Of The Suspects, Biodun Adebanjo In Court Today |
Five persons have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, over allegation of fraudulent transfer of a total of N5, 550,000.00(Five
Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) from an account in Skye Bank.
The suspects, Ademola Okunlola, 36; Tajudeen Oluwanisola, 41; Kolawole
Adams, 52; Temitope Pedro, 27; Bayo Olowoyo, 39 and Otunba Biodun
Adebanjo, 56, were picked up in different locations in Lagos by operatives of
the anti- graft agency for allegedly effecting the fraudulent transfer of N5,
550,000.00 from the account of one Ajani Kareem Musibau domiciled in Skye Bank
Plc.
The fraudulent transfers took place on March 3, 2014. One of the
suspected fraudsters, Ademola Okunlola, a staff of Skye Bank, Ikeja Branch,
Lagos, set the stage for the scam when he covertly used his camera phone to
capture the photograph and signature specimen of Musibau.
He
accessed his account and sent the details to another staff of the bank:
Bayo Olowoyo at the Toyin Street, Ikeja branch.
The duo reportedly sent Musibau's photograph and signature specimen to a member
of their syndicate who effected the money transfer into two accounts:
N4.1Million( Four Million, One Hundred Thousand Naira) was moved into Adebajo
Biodun Olusola's account with Wema Bank, Shagamu branch, Ogun State while
N1,450,000.00( One Million, Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira only) was
moved into another account operated by Temitope Pedro with Guaranty Trust Bank,
Ikeja branch.
The suspects were arrested following a petition by the bank.
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