The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Dare Oladujoye, a driver
with Zenith Bank, for allegedly being in possession of 19 Guaranty Trust
Bank ATM cards and the sum of N652, 000. PUNCH Metro learnt that the
suspect was using the cards to withdraw money from an ATM at Ogba branch
of GTB when a security guard raised the alarm.
The
Commissioner of Police for the state police command, Mr. Umar Manko,
said as of the time of his arrest, the suspect had withdrawn N652, 000
from the ATM.
Manko said, “On
July 26, 2012, around 8:30pm, there was a distress call that there was
commotion at GTB, Ogba branch. On getting there, the suspect was seen
with 19 ATM cards. more after the break...
“He is an employee of Zenith Bank and we
wondered what he was doing with the 19 cards. He was arrested and as of
the time of his arrest, he had cashed N652, 000. The matter is under
investigation.”
The suspect however denied stealing the ATM
cards. He said whenever he lent people money, he would collect their ATM
cards as collateral and return them after payment.
He said, “I
usually loan people money and I’ve been doing it for over a year.
Whenever I loan people money, I will collect their ATM cards and their
Personal Identification Numbers. When they repay me, I return their
cards to them.
“However, if they don’t pay me back in cash, I go to withdraw money from their accounts through the ATM.”
When quizzed on where he got the money which he lent people, he said he was into various kinds of businesses.
He also said he had friends in the banking sector who helped him with funds.
He said, “I am a very hard working person. I joined Zenith Bank as a
driver over three years ago and in less than a year, I bought a tricycle
which I leased to another driver that gives me returns on a regular
basis.
“The following year, I bought two tricycles bringing the
total number to three. I make N150,000 monthly from the tricycles and
N60,000 from my salary. I also get credit facilities through my
connections in the banking sector.
“On the day I was arrested, I
went to withdraw money on Thursday night with some of the cards when a
security guard raised the alarm. I did not steal those cards. I know the
owners of the cards and I have their numbers on my phone.” PUNCH
lol... how come i don't see any atom of truth in all these lamentations...? ibere?
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