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Banker, Three Others Arraigned For Stealing From Bank
A banker has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Odigbo, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State for allegedly stealing the sum of N2,285,000 belonging to Grace and Mercy Micro Finance Bank.
Accused along with him were three other persons; Sunday Blessing, 35, a staff of the bank, Effiong Aneiedi, 49, a pastor, Inyang Aniekan Gibson, 59 a teacher and Kehinde Atinuke now at large.
According to the prosecutor, the defendants allegedly committed the offence between June 2018 to February 2019 at Grace and Mercy Micro Finance Bank Ajegunle, Ore.
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The accused persons who were brought before the court presided over by Mr T.J Ajayi pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Usifoh James, who told the court that he would be calling three witnesses to testify in the case, applied for a date to enable him study the case file.
The presiding magistrate, T.J Ajayi, granted the accused persons bail in the sum of N1,000,000 each with one surety in like sum who must be resident within the jurisdiction, while the residence should be confirmed by the court’s orderly and reported back to the court.
The case was subsequently adjourned till December 11, 2019.
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