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| Access Bank MD, Herbert Wigwe |
The rate
at which fraudulent bankers now steal and convert customers’ money for their
personal use is now alarming.
The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently nabbed two bankers with Herbert
Wigwe-led Access Bank, Rowland Alozie, Segun Osho-and one Abass Kolawale for
stealing huge amount of money in their care.
The EFCC
said the suspects converted the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue Cheque
of N9.6m to personal use.
EFCC
spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren said, “Rowland and Segun, both employees of Access
Bank, Moscow Road branch, Port Harcourt, converted an Ecobank Manager’s Cheque
belonging to one Rockson Engineering issued as tax payment to the Rivers State
Board of Internal Revenue.
“The
third suspect, Abass Kolawale was arrested when he attempted to cash the cheque
in Lagos.
Uwujaren
said the suspects would be charged to court after investigation was concluded.
In a
related development, Wilson said the EFCC also arrested one Akinpelumi
Akinrotimi for conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretences.
He said,
“The suspect, an employee of Central Fortune Concepts Limited, Rivers State,
and other employees of the company obtained N50m from one Anichebe Christopher
and five others through foreign exchange trading investment deal. They
disappeared when it was time to pay returns on investment due to their victims.
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