Gbenro Adesina
Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old Banker with one of the first-generation Bank, Adeyemi Tosin, for gradually withdrawing the sum of N10million from a 78 years old client, Oladele Adida Quadri.
The bank account which the banker stole money from is domiciled at the Challenge Branch of the Bank.
According to a statement issued and signed by the Command Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, “Preliminary enquiry reveals that the victim’s dilemma began on the July 12, 2021, after his ATM card got trapped at the bank’s Automated Teller Machine after a failed transaction at the Challenge, Ibadan branch and the aforementioned suspect, a banker at the branch, was approached for assistance at the banking hall.
The statement explained, “The suspect, one Adeyemi Tosin ‘m’ age 36yrs, after acquiring the details of his unsuspecting victim, then proceeded to open a virtual account with another bank where the victim’s money was lodged with the intention of gradual withdrawals at a later period”.
“While comprehensive investigations are still in progress to crackdown the criminal network and other accomplices, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Ngozi Onadeko, enjoins the good people of the state to partner with the Police in terms of sharing credible and timely information valuable in curbing criminality and birthing a peaceful Oyo state”, it concluded.
