The policemen attached
to the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Delta State Police Command,
have arrested the manager and five other employees of First City Monument Bank,
Asaba, for allegedly diverting N369m belonging to the state government into
fictitious accounts.
The suspects ─ Mrs.
Felicia Omoyenu (Manager), Luke Obasa, Maureen Joseph, Frank Obiorah, Jane Kuyi
and Stella Otioere ─ were reportedly arrested on Tuesday after they had
allegedly diverted the funds.
It was gathered that an
employee of the state internal revenue board leaked the “deal” to the
authorities, which got the police involved. It was further gathered that the
informant was in hiding following alleged threats by some relations of the
suspects.
The police sources said
the suspects, upon interrogation, confessed that they had shared the money.
A police source said,
“During our investigation, about N70m was found in the manager’s son’s account.
The five other suspects said they were only given a small part of the money.”
The Police Public
Relations Officer in the state, Mrs. Celestina kalu, confirmed the arrest of
the suspects.
She added, “The
suspects have been granted bail after two days in detention, investigation into
the alleged fraud is ongoing.”
- Punch
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