Court arraigns cashier for stealing N625 million from customer’s account
According to the prosecutor, Sgt. Edward Abiodun the accused and his accomplices are still at large; they were said to have forged the signature of the customer, Mr. Michael Asanba, and converted the sum of money from his Wema Bank account in October.
The Prosecutor further stated that:“The defendant said his sick father’s treatment made him to steal the money, but there is no evidence to show that his father was sick.”
The prosecutor said the offences contravened sections 287, 365 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The accused pleaded not guilty and the Magistrate, Mrs. O. O. Kusanu, granted him bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
The case has been adjourned to January 30, 2018.
