Skye Bank staff connives with syndicate to steal N5.5m from customer...EFCC nabs culprits

  

 A monumental fraud is currently rocking the Ikeja, Lagos branch of Skye Bank. In fact, as you read this messy story, SHOWBIZPLUSng can authoritatively report that five persons had already been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for allegedly transferring a total of N5, 550,000 from a bank account with Skye Bank.

The suspects, Ademola Okunlola, Tajudeen Oluwanisola, Kolawole Adams, Temitope Pedro, Bayo Olowoyo, and Biodun Adebanjo, SHOWBIZPLUSng learnt were picked up in different locations in Lagos by  EFCC operatives for allegedly effecting the fraudulent transfer of the money from the account of one Ajani Musibau domiciled in Skye Bank. 

The fraudulent transfers took place on March 3, 2014.

Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said one of the suspected fraudsters, Okunlola, who was an employee of the Ikeja, Lagos, branch of the bank set the stage for the scam when he covertly used his camera phone to capture the photograph and signature specimen of Musibau.

He was said to have accessed Musibau’s account and sent the details to Olowoyo at the Toyin Street, Ikeja branch of the bank.

Uwujaren said, “The duo sent Musibau’s photograph and signature specimen to a member of their syndicate who effected the money transfer into two accounts – N4.1m was moved into Adebajo Olusola’s account with Wema Bank, while N1.45m was moved into another account in GTB operated by Pedro.”

He said the suspects were arrested following a petition by the bank, adding that they would be arraigned in court as soon as investigation was concluded.