Court remands bank employee over N22.1m fraud – Kwara

Mr. Aribisala Jeremiah, an employee of a new generation bank, has been ordered to be remanded in Ilorin prison on charges of allegedly stealing N22.1 million from the bank.

The ruling, presided over by Magistrate Jumoke Kamson, came as a result of the prosecutor’s application. Jeremiah’s remand was ordered until July 31.

Kwara State Police Command arraigned Jeremiah for his alleged involvement in defrauding the bank of N22.1 million. The supervisor at the bank’s Gaa-Odota branch, Mr. Tolulope Adewusi, filed the complaint against Jeremiah, who worked as a teller at the bank.

The charge sheet revealed that the crime was committed between March and June of this year, where Jeremiah reportedly used his friend’s bank account, Kehinde Kolawole, to perpetrate the fraud.

Investigations indicated that Jeremiah, who had been employed by the bank in 2019, violated the company’s trust by diverting the funds meant to be credited to the financial institution’s account. Subsequently, he transferred the funds from his friend’s account to two of his personal accounts.

The police prosecutor, Gbenga Ayeni, argued that the case involved advance fee fraud and was not ordinarily bailable. He presented a motion exparte attached to the police report, requesting the defendant’s remand in prison custody until the conclusion of the police investigation.

Magistrate Jumoke Kamson granted the prosecutor’s application, leading to Jeremiah’s remand.