Banker Diverted Customer’s N1.7m Savings, Faked Abduction To Evade Arrest

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Police in the Ogun state has revealed that the employee of a Microfinance Bank, Kemta Oloko, Olumide Openaike, who allegedly went missing and was found in Niger state, faked his kidnap over his inability to pay up a N1.7 million debt.

Making this disclosure to Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, spokesperson of the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, detailed that Openaike, who was diverting the bank’s fund for personal use, faked his abduction after failing to remit money paid by a customer to the bank.

The Police spokesperson who confirmed the development said, “Yes, the police have found out that the banker, Olumide Openaike, faked his abduction over N1.7m debt. The money belongs to the bank where he works.

“What happened was that a customer was remitting the money to the bank but Openaike was diverting it to personal use. He said he then got depressed and decided to fake his abduction. He is already detained by the police.”

Recall that Journalists had earlier been informed by the banker’s wife, Temitope, about her husband’s disappearance on January 17. Temitope detailed that her husband went missing when he was travelling to work.

The missing banker, who is said to be a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Strong Tower Zonal Headquarters, Ogun Province 28, was reported missing in a widely circulated WhatsApp message.

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