The Benue State zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken two former staff of Union Bank in Makurdi, the state’s capital into custody, over alleged theft of N4,199,500 belonging to a deceased client of the bank.
According to a statement released on Saturday in Abuja by the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the suspects, Idah Ogoh and Agbo Okwute, were detained on Friday, June 21.
Oyewale disclosed that the two suspects were arrested after the bank filed a petition against them for fraudulent debits on the account of a deceased customer, Emmanuel Azer Agenna.
However, their dealings were discovered when the deceased’s family asked the bank for the deceased’s account balance for probate procedures.
He also said that, the family contested the bank’s balance and then filed a complaint about unauthorized debits on the account.
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He stated that in response to their accusations, the bank conducted an internal investigation, which discovered that on May 10, 2023, a debit card was obtained on the deceased’s customer account.
He added that the debit card was obtained by Ifah Ogoh, one of the bank’s Sales and Service staff, and was authorized by the bank on the same day.
“Further findings by the bank showed that the procured card by Ogoh was handed over to another Sales and Service associate, Agbo Okwute, who eventually delivered the card to an accomplice for transfer and withdrawal of funds from the account of the deceased.
“Several withdrawals were allegedly made by the suspects through the accomplice. The suspects would be charged in court as soon as investigations are concluded,” he said
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