Ex-banker faces N2million theft charge

A former bank employee, Chidebere Ikenna, who allegedly stole a customers’ N2 million and absconded with it, on Tuesday appeared before an Igbosere ‎Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

Ikenna, 41, who resides at No. 74‎, Akintomide St., Ijegun, Satellite Town, Lagos, is standing trial on a count charge.

The prosecutor, Insp. Abbass Abayomi, told the court that the accused committed the offence in November 2016 at a branch of Sterling Bank on Lagos Island.

‎“Some customers of the bank complained that  money they deposited into their accounts did not reflect in the accounts. ‎‎

“The bank carried out an investigation and discovered that the accused was involved in stealing customer’s money,’’ Abayomi said.

The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.

The Magistrate, Mrs Abimbola Komolafe, granted him bail in the sum of N1 million with two sureties in like sum.

Komolafe said that the sureties must be gainfully employed.

She also ordered that one of the sureties must be a blood relation of the accused and must show evidence of three years’ tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

Komolafe adjourned the case until Nov. 14 for mention.

‎The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that stealing attracts three years’ imprisonment. (NAN)