According to a report by Punch, two men who claim to be undergraduates of University of Jos, Isaiah Friday and Azzaior Samuel, have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission for
allegedly stealing N2.05bn from union bank Two bureau de change operators, Salihu Mahmoud and Dan Ibrahim, were also arrested in connection with the alleged crime.
The Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said:
"Their arrest comes on the heels of a petition which the commission received from Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, Marina, Lagos, in January 2013, alleging that a criminal attack had been launched on its data base known as ‘Flexcube’, by yet-to-be-identified criminals who falsified the bank records and accounts and created unjustified huge opening balances in several accounts across the bank’s branches. They subsequently transferred funds from those accounts to several accounts in other banks. The petition, which was signed by one A.F Olufade, Head of Fraud Investigation at the bank, said cash withdrawals and electronic transfers totalling N2.05bn was involved in the scam.”
It was learnt that EFCC initial
investigation showed that Friday, who was carrying out computer system
maintenance services for one of the Union Bank branches in Jos, Plateau
State, on a part-time basis, paved the way for the fraudsters to
penetrate the bank’s database.
Uwujaren said, “Friday was traced and arrested. His arrest led to the arrest of Azaaior Samuel.
“Investigations further revealed that
Samuel introduced Friday to Mahmoud, who is the mastermind of the fraud
with others now at large.
“Mahmoud and other collaborators told
Friday that they needed access to the bank’s database in order to carry
out some postings. They promised to give Friday N.5m if the deal
succeeded.”
PUNCH Metro gathered that Friday agreed.
On the day the crime was committed, he told people at the bank that
Samuel was his colleague who had accompanied him to work.
It was learnt that after the gang had
succeeded in gaining access to the bank’s premises, it carried out the
postings to six different company accounts domiciled in Union Bank’s
Marina branch in Lagos.
Uwujaren said, “The accounts are Gona
Bureau De Change Limited, Jaxmine Bureau De Change Limited, Dan Kawu
Bureau De Change Limited, Godswill Great Communications, ZHG Services
Limited and A and B Console Limited. The postings were carried out and
the syndicate thereafter went to the bank to withdraw all the funds.
Friday was paid as promised and other syndicate members now at large
shared the remaining balance.”
The EFCC spokesman added that the commission had been able to recover $2,129,900 and another N134,542, from the fraudsters.
He said, “Other items recovered are
furniture worth N10m from Salihu Liman’s one bedroom apartment in Yaba,
Lagos; four vehicles, landed properties in Kano and Kaduna and a
four-bedroom duplex worth N45m in Lagos. Investigation into the scam continues.”
Source: Punch
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ReplyDeleteThis is rily bad,God help us in dis country,I'm impressed I dint see a yoruba name there,cos yoruba ppl are fraudsters in dis country,we Nigerians are tired of sharing dis country with them,dey shud be sent on exile.thanks.YNO says so!
ReplyDeleteYNO or whatever you call yourself, u are just a bloody retard and a tribalistic fool. I'm a full grown yoruba girl and I stand for what I believe in. It's just a pity you weren't flushed away before the foetus became fully developed. U r a menace to the society. Oniranu. Onirankinran.
DeleteAbeg what do u mean by u nigerians???we yoruba may be notorious for fraud but u igbo pple are rebels nd ur junior bro's are militants while d hausa's are terrorists.so we all av our shortcomings
DeleteOponu amunkun meko! Kini okan oro oruko yoruba? Pls get a gud life. It's useless people like you that gives others tribe the privilege to abuse us anyhow. Thank me later *FLO*
DeleteWhere do you live, YNO? I hope not in Lagos or in any of the Yoruba states. If so, you seriously need to be deported. Retard! Oponu!
DeleteOleee...theives of lyf...greed...nt even in million...billions fah...God help dem
ReplyDeleteHia na wa 4 dis pple Oooo,haba dat mony is too much.na God catch dem
ReplyDeleteExpect more of such, that's what you get when a nation isn't favourable to youths, although our youths themselves are filled with cupidity!
ReplyDeletePeople get mind o,i can't believe dis
ReplyDeleteOrganised crime perpetrated with so much expertise.
ReplyDeleteIt would be best if the arrested fraudsters are made to work for the police,they could help in tracking other fraudsters scattered across the country.
Na wah oOoO.. see intelligence!! But Hausa people are too dumb how you go live in one room apartment with furniture worth 10mil..oboi..this na the hammer of the century...
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DeleteUre d dumb person idiot
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ReplyDeleteOmo, boys are not smiling at all, see high street crime! Jezzz! If d amount of energy that criminal youth put into crime is put in positive tinz, ds country would be a better place. It takes a intelligent mind to pull this through n suceed at d first place.
ReplyDeleteWell said
DeleteMahmoud?..d strike back guy...lol.
ReplyDeleteHoly shit! See wht greed has cause some pple o...2.somtin billion...OMG..if only they knew,they should have jst withdrew 100m and leave...see what joblessness and poverty has cause...I pity they girlfrnds....girls b aware...stop running after man made guy..
ReplyDeleteGuy which kind english you de speak
DeleteYou haff spark!!! Oyibo gbakwa oku. Lool
DeleteWhen u refused to empower the youth, you leave them with no other option than to develop their criminalistic minds.
ReplyDeleteThis is old story Linda I av known this since d day it happen am into bdc bizness 2 is only GOD that saves our company
ReplyDeleteWhy were they arrested now? Is it because they are undergraduates? They would be totally innocent if they were politicians abi?
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Mayowa
first to comment....hihihihihihihihihihi
ReplyDeleteNaija till I Die... Fabs
ReplyDeleteFriday is Dumb sha! N5M?! They should have offered him more...now he's got no job and no dime in the bank! And as for the chief fraudster he should be employed by the bank cos he'll definitely do it again after he has paid more than he stole n out of prison...Shame on the bank, our money is not really safe in their hands!!!
ReplyDeleteam the boss.......always first
ReplyDeletePlease grow up and stop this 'I'm the first' rubbish. And no, you're not the first, you're like the 30th! Agbaya!
DeleteLinda my sister, 2bn is not a joke o, an undergraduate whose concern should b how to be a responsible human being to his society has become a criminal due to idleness, Jonathan and ASUU should b held responsible. Chikina
ReplyDeleteD crime was committed in january...dats b4 d strike.Read carefully b4 commentin..Ode
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ReplyDeleteNice One guys,but una for use brain na make efcc o catch una,kudos too those that escape,only the govt cant continues stealing money,we all have to find a way when there seems to be no way,lol
ReplyDeleteWhy in pete's name did dis guy use 10million worth of furniture in a one bedroom apartment. ?......smh
ReplyDeleteO ga o!
ReplyDeleteDis guys r good @ wat dey do but everyday for d thief one day for d owner!
2billion! Dat's a lot of cash!
Na wa o linda their greediness no get part 2 ist to comment
ReplyDeleteAbeg oooo,him no b josite oooo!
ReplyDeleteThese fraudsters are getting smarttter by the second, this is just like a movie
ReplyDeleteWaooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need to strt something too, cnt keep wating for 2015 election so I cn go bk to skul. ASUU nd FG clap 4 urselves, well done
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ur so funi man.. Was it ASUU strike dat made then steal? D last time i checked d strike started in july n wat r u blabbin abt... Ds only shows dat d law will surely catch up wif a thief 1day.. Urs maynt even take days
DeleteGood work from EFCC.....The banks should learn from this, and a thorough investigation should be carried out too for any insider connivance.
ReplyDeleteNa wa o°ºoo if to steal na like this is good o°ºoo 2.o5bn.confirm creminal lolz
ReplyDeleteUniversity of jos ke?....make dem no use my skul lie oh...
ReplyDeleteThis is fraud at it highest. How come the bank didn't monitor the allegedly friend who came to work along with Friday?
ReplyDeleteIssorai! Greatest Josites!!!!! *Veecta*
ReplyDeleteMehn
ReplyDeleteWhat does d govt expect students to do for Christ sake? Even graduates don't hv jobs not to talk of those forced to sit at home for so long. Private schools are preparing for resumption, richer kids hv gone abroad to resume. It's not fair at all. Those who get 18k minimum wage nko? Their kids will be d ones to steal from d so called rich kids. Hw will crime ever reduce! God is watching o. It is well.
ReplyDeleteBull Shit.
ReplyDeleteThe bank manger is involved in the scam.
How was the balance of a bank branch changed and he didn't notice the next working day.
Story filled with lies.
Chai!!!!!!!! See real scam. In d end what is the gain? U land ur butt in jail. Beware! If u can't serve the term, don't commit the crime!
ReplyDeleteOh boyy, I need fast moni too, I'm tired of stayin at home wt no job, I'm tired of begging for little cash like #500 jst to survive in a week. Chai c wat ds country is causing for us! poverty is a modafucker *cryin*
ReplyDeleteDs ones na students so... na onli dem d strike affect huh?thief na thief jor!nxt pls.
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Ds ones na students so... na onli dem d strike affect huh?thief na thief jor!nxt pls.
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That is naiji for u, cos u don want to give bribe nd u want to eat it all alone that is why the chose to expose u all.
ReplyDeleteLike some movie,hmmm. These guys are born criminals for real.
ReplyDeleteshoooo some people got mind ooo #2b wowwwwwww,who gave thwm dt idea. instead of them using their God giving talent to do something good for themselves.
ReplyDeleteLet the tribal war begin.
ReplyDeletehaha! Welcome 2 9ja were stealing is allowed. At list dey ve bin taught well by deir masters(d 9ja leaders).
ReplyDeleteNa so!......this one no reach wetin our politicians dey steal, na national cake. Thumbs up boys but una for run commot from dis country immediately the deal click. Anyway, na una palava, make una carry una cross. Better luck nxt tym!!
ReplyDelete#Max#
EFCC una try, but 1st go after the theives in power.
ReplyDelete2billion and they still dey Naija... Leaners
ReplyDeleteLinda is olutade not olufade
ReplyDeleteGreat jossites!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is serious o, first to comment
ReplyDeleteWa did u guys xpect?
ReplyDelete~D great anonymous!
This is a serz deal. More to come as ASUU strike continues
ReplyDeleteThis case is Terrible and the culprit should NOT go thru trial instead straight to the maximum prison.And the whole senior staffs including the branch manager in JOS should be SACKED....""Franky concern""
ReplyDeleteUnion Bank got an independent individual to carry out computer maintenance service! Shame on them. Penny wise, pounds foolish
ReplyDeleteWhattttttt#eyes rolling#
ReplyDeleteStupid EFCC offcials....the ones wey govt dey steal on a daily basis una dey overlook...na boys wey dey hustle their daily bread una catch.....rubbish!
ReplyDeleteI love dis guys, see money ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
ReplyDeleteGood move but bad foundation.
ReplyDeleteWhy won't these undrfraduates b involved since Asu pple hav refused to call off the strike,"an idle mind they say is the devil's workshop.
ReplyDeleteI love ds kind of robbery.. Cos dey used deir sence
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ReplyDeleteFed Govt, u c urself?Let dis children go back to schooooooooooooooool!!useless govt from top to bottom.
ReplyDeleteAnd d Mumu Friday got only N.5m out of d whole deal!!!!Mschew
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ReplyDeleteNa wah ooo,chai! God help us young ones in this country. 2 each man his own hustle MO! But govt de tiff us everydy,EFCC una no de c dem?? #justasking. AK says so
ReplyDeleteThis guyz suppose lay low after all.... Mhen,they get brain o, choi.... billions of naira.
ReplyDeletemmmm! Igbo people.
ReplyDeleteOdiegwu really
ReplyDeleteGive them the usual N250k fine for stealing N2b, (pension scam) and let them continue their hustle ..
ReplyDeleteLinda,do u blame they?dis is wat ur govt has turned dis people into,y would u keep young brain idol 4 3months and expect them nt 2 look 4 wat 2 do,those guys are nt d real cRiminals but ur FG is,hope oga jona,reads dis ur blog self
ReplyDeleteI dnt blame dem @ all cos all GEG is concernd about is pDp and thr peacful meetn n doz dat cnt blckmail hm n doz dah wnt 2 blckmail hm. I wish u guys were nt cought. I jst hope GEG will do smtn bout ds cos more r yet 2 cme
ReplyDeleteNa wa for good brain used wrongly
ReplyDeleteN2.5b??? Friday n others,why na???Wish u guys all d best in prison#
ReplyDeleteAssuming dis guys planed dis thing well...dey would hv being swimming in money by now
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ReplyDeleteBest comment ever! Lmao...u're a clown Tiana.
ReplyDeleteGod hv mercy. Dis is serious who knows if they r really student
ReplyDeleteWow dis is serious bt den y cnt the bank employ computer operator wwho is traceable @ every fraudulence act like this
ReplyDeleteNawa Ooo!wonders shall neva end.nd dis fucking asuu,pls let we students go bk 2 skul,we ar fucking tired
ReplyDeleteAm impressed
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm my lips are seal.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm my lips are seal.
ReplyDeleteOMG! Salihu God yaff catch u...foolish boy he stays on ma street.very dangerous boy...
ReplyDeletewelcome 2 9ja, were stealing is allowed. Dis guys ve bin taught well, by deir masters(our 9ja rulers).
ReplyDeleteY do our people talk like this. A thief is a thief, whether there's strike or not.
ReplyDeleteY do our people talk like this. A thief is a thief, whether there's strike or not.
ReplyDeleteThis one na mumu thieves, olodo kawai! How I go steal 2bn naira soince January still dey ds country? Omo, na zapping level be that eh! I go port comot for Africa, go lounge for one European or Asian or South America village and forget I'm Nigerian! Sha, like everything done in Nigeria... "Lack of planning". If u fail to plan, then u plan to fail.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmn,2b that is a lot f**king cash.
ReplyDeleteyes this is brilliant .... someone should please introduce me to the hackers...
ReplyDeletesomeone should pls introduce me too to the hackers
ReplyDeleteThey were IT staff of the UBA ,3 of them but were sacked for just curse three of them the same day.
ReplyDeleteAll tnx to stupid Asuu. D robbery has just began. Nonsense govt.
ReplyDeleteThey should pls employ them............they are goooooooooood
ReplyDeleteChai like seriously I'm so so sad u guys got caught. Kudos to u. Serves them right when they are not ready to recruit graduates ompeeeee
ReplyDeletehustle continues those guys no get orientation if na me i pray sey u catch me ohhhhh
ReplyDeleteIts only in Nigeria dat d breeze of justice blows to a particular group of people,Nigerian politicians steal more than this from the banks but non of these banks have been courageous enough to persecute...but here are hungry students that r trying to copy their leader,arrested and wud be soon persecuted#only obtainable in naija#
ReplyDeleteHe shouldn't have such access to change ledger balance greater than N1000 not even the executive chairman of the bank. Now what?
ReplyDeleteMore to come...
ReplyDeletethis just shows that the bank's security system is whack. I wish the criminals got away with the crime. Union bank is a stupid bank and instead of whinning about being scammed by geniuses they should start working with IT gurus to improve their security system. Darrizall!
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ReplyDeletegood job, uunua try guy. keep it on
ReplyDeleteI know two of those people and their stories because I was once there with them :D so Linda stop posting crap. We do call the middle guy a nickname Buy Buy (Isiah) cus e's more like an errand boy but you pay him 10% of everything or anything e gt ya
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