The Kwara state police command has arraigned one Aribisala Jeremiah, who allegedly defrauded a bank in Ilorin to the turn of N22, 128, 000.00.
According to the complainant, who is a supervisor at Zenith Bank, Tolulope Adewusi, Jeremiah who was the bank’s teller, committed the crime between March and June this year through his friend bank account, one Kehinde Kemisola Kolawole.
The charge said, “Jeremiah who was employed by the bank in 2019, breached the company trust, diverted the said amount which was supposed to be credited into the financial institution’s account.
“Investigation further revealed that Jeremiah later diverted the fund from his friend’s account into his Access Bank account and Kuda Bank account respectively.”
The police prosecutor, Gbenga Ayeni, informed the court that the case is an advanced fee fraud which is not bailable.
He argued that the court should consider the motion exparte attached to the police report, seeking the remand in the correctional facility pending the outcome of the police investigation into the matter.
Magistrate Jumoke Kamson, who presided over the matter, in his short ruling, granted prosecutor’s application and ordered Jeremiah’s remand till 31st of August.
