The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has embarked
on man hunt for fleeing 40 suspected fraudsters who were part of the gang that
swindled a new generational bank N806 million through ATM terminals.
The EFCC has so far confiscated the following property, which are
proceeds of the crime from the suspects who are all within the South-South
zone: one uncompleted 59-room self contain hostel, a twin bungalow in Oghara,
Delta State, one uncompleted hotel project, one bungalow with a swimming pool
in Ughelli, a bungalow in Agbaro , one Toyota Venza 2010 model, two Toyota
Solara cars 2010 model, two Toyota Camry cars, 2010 model and two Honda Accord cars,
2005 model.
The suspects were actually 43, but the EFCC on Wednesday, January
14, 2015 arrested three in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They are - Okpekereke Timothy, Stanley Odjighere, and
Teminor Karo.
EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren said that the trio were part of a
syndicate arrested over allegations of conspiracy, internet scam and stealing
from one of the new generation banks to the tune of N806, 208,000.00 (Eight
Hundred and Six Million Two Hundred and Eight Thousand Naira). Forty others are
still at large.
Uwujaren said: “The theft was perpetrated through a system glitch
linked to the fraudsters, in which the bank suffered a huge loss of more than
N806, 208,000. The petitioner, who works
in one of the new generation banks, alleged that a review of transactions
involving the bank with Interswitch Nigeria limited revealed that the bank was
not reimbursed for the transactions consummated on ATM terminals.
“He observed that while many of the transactions involved were
failed transactions, the amounts involved were not reversed, and all the
customers were seen to have withdrawn the cash amounting to the sum, on each
day of the occasion it happened.”
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