Peter Oko, a cleaner at Diamond Bank who has been
arrested for stealing N5.675 million from the Nyanya
branch of the bank in Nasarawa State, said it was the
‘devil of recession’ that pushed him into the act.
In his confession statement, Oko said he stole the
keys, stole the money and hid it in a carton which he
took home.keys, currency.
The Diamond bank staff added that it was the devil
of economy recession that pushed him into the act.
The State Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Bello
said the crime has been transferred from Karu
Divisional Police Headquarters to the SCIID for
further investigations.
A staff of the bank was recently arraigned in a
Federal High Court, Abuja , by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a three-
count charge of money laundering, false declaration
of assets and fraud to the tune of one million dollars.
Babatunde Faro, a Diamond bank staff was arraigned
alongside his accomplice Sada Adamu. Adamu was
alleged to have made a cash payment of the said
sum exceeding the N5 million threshold stipulated by
law, to Faro.
The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty
to the charges.
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