Francis Atuche, the former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB now
Keystone Bank, who is standing trial for allegedly embezzling N25.7 billion from Bank PHB told Justice Lateefat Okunnu of an Ikeja High court today June 25th
during cross examination that he's never stolen in his life as he is a devout Catholic.
"I
am a Catholic. I cannot be a thief. I was baptised in the church and
before I left primary school, I have started receiving Holy Communion
which I do every day. I cannot receive Holy Communion when I am
not in the state of grace. I cannot be a thief because God has been
gracious to me,’’ he said.
Atuche and his wife Elizabeth are both
facing theft charges. Atuche is accused of usinge bank funds to set up companies using other people as fronts. One of
such companies is Platinum Oil and Gas Ltd.
Speechless!
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So Mr man, Catholic no dey steal..u better clear your self with a good execuss before u see ur self in jail..
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GOD IS A MERCIFUL FATHER.......... THANK GOD WE RE UNDER GRACE ND NOT LAW.....
DeleteOk o God help u.
ReplyDeleteThis is how all you religious idiots behave, when you're guilty, you start calling God, just like your first lady, crying 'there is god' so stupid.
ReplyDeleteOh shut up. What's with the First Lady here? Learn to keep your thoughts to yourself..
DeleteUa a fool,coward
DeleteGod is merciful! God is kind. That is why many use his name in vain. I am a Catholic and I am shocked this man will say this. Atuche duped me of my consultancy fee. We advised him on a set up and he never paid. Smh!
ReplyDeleteNigerians are amazing! Also, I get very weary when people claim to be born again. They tell you so to make you vulnerable for their fraud. Being born again should be seen from your actions and conduct. Not by merely you are. Smh
Ibusa pple are frauds na,re dey surprised?fred ajudua's broda.ndi oshi ndi oshi.God dn catch am
DeleteSo, if you like be the pope's senior brother, we don't give a shit, u will pay for your crimes.
ReplyDeleteThank u for ur comment
Deletena wa oooooooooo dat's all i can say @ mayflexi
ReplyDeletePerverted molester Catholic priests said something like this.
ReplyDeleteIt surprises me, that many nigerians don't know that catholic priests are child molesters, this priest rape little kids that's why they keep transferring them to different locations.
DeleteAnon 11:50, tnx 4 ur amebo, all catholic priests r molesters,
DeleteIf u wnt don't face ur life n stay dia judging people
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
ReplyDeleteStory story #bright bravo#
ReplyDeleteLmfaoo. So Catholics cannot steal? I'm getting you sire. I'm trying to understand if being a catholic will vindicate you from this mess
ReplyDeleteLooolz I find it hard to believe you oga, after you guys lied to us that one day cars will run on water.
ReplyDelete~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
nigerians using religion to run nd hide away frm reality! who carez if ur baptized or not? mtchwww...
ReplyDeleteNo disrespect but are u gay or have u ever been gay? I can't place a finger on it but somn bout ur appearance or aura screams gay.
DeleteLucifer was an angel.. however I wish you vindication if you're indeed innocent.
ReplyDeleteDats Nigeria for u. Dey keep stealing nd lieing wth Gods name. Why would dey accuse him of stealing when he didn't steal. Dey are all d same
ReplyDeleteReally? Is any Christian trustworthy? Well, if you say so. I'm not a non-Christian o!
ReplyDelete#dumb excuse
ReplyDeleteDo the crime and do the time
Ride on pastor...
ReplyDelete#dumb excuse
So,u no fit steal again cos dem baptize u? No be only baptize,na d whole cross u swallow. Kirikiri is awaiting ur arrival
ReplyDeleteAbeg make we hear word! As if those priests who were abusing young boys were not catholics themselves. You can consume a trailer load of holy communion bread if you want, that does not make you innocent. Irritating!
ReplyDeleteAnon 11:18, it is your father that abuses young boys. Bloody fool. Keep judging. God will judge you.
DeleteLOL. Na noise you dy make. Who baptize dy thief..
ReplyDeleteAnd so is the Italian Mafia! The Pope needs to excommunicate this moron.
ReplyDeleteSo now he knows God abi...lol @ sme pple sha...
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Bloody christians and their 'holy pass' hipocrisy
ReplyDeleteYou are a bastard.
DeleteSadist
DeleteOmo see excuse? Chai!!!
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25billion?,hmmm,I can see it on his face,he is really a crook.
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Those thieves, criminals and peodophile priests sheltered inside the VATICAN (so that they're not arrested and put to trial for their heinous crimes) probably receive Holy Communion every minute. They're also Catholics, devout Catholics and baptised in Catholicism, corruption, kleptocracy, immorality, homosexuality, sodomy, buggery, sexual predatory and sexual abuse of minors, children, embryos, foetus, corpses and skeletons.
ReplyDeleteFrancis Atuche and Elizabeth Atuche are not thieves. Just like all those peodophile priests, Jimmy Savilles, criminals and fugitives taking refuge inside the VATICAN, Francis Atuche and Elizabeth Atuche are catholic saints that have been wrongfully accused by infidels and a wicked world ruled by satan.
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ReplyDeleteWell God knows all..what we sow we shall reap..
ReplyDeleteHmmm......na him sabi.
ReplyDeleteThis man is full of integrity ...he is an upright man.I think it's wrong for you all to sit and judge wtout facts.
ReplyDeleteIt could be you tmrw. Be guided by your words!
Sir our lord will show u mercy and grace as a result of your kind heart and steadfastness.
Atuche is innocent, you"ll all discover soonest.
....Igwe Drilln
Face the Time and leave Christianity out of this. If you are innocent u will be vindicated...
ReplyDeleteUntil we hear the prosecutors side of the story.
ReplyDeleteWho am I to judge,only GOD knows the truth
ReplyDelete##################GOD bless####################################Naija
Hahahaha. And how does been Catholic make this man any less a thief than a pagan who steals? Oga leave your persuasion aside and prove your innocence...una follo for the sickness wey dey worry naija.
ReplyDeleteHighly disappointed in this drowning man trying to hang unto d head of a serpent. How did he manage to get to such a high level in his career if he is so daft? How can u be appealing to stupid religious sentiments in a purely legal matter? Or since when has it been part of our legal codes that once you're a pastor or Imam then you're immune to criminal acts and proseution. Pls defend urself and ur first lady accomplice or be rready to go spend ur next wedding anniversary in jail
ReplyDeleteI used to work with former bank PHB, this man committed a lot of atrocities. So being a catholic makes u immune to sin? This guy must be smoking glue. Do the crime, do the time...shikena
ReplyDeleteLmao funny man. Well Judas betrayed Jesus & Peter denied Him.
ReplyDeleteAtuchi family is living large, guy settle with FG and hv peace stupid government
ReplyDeleteHehehe. You are not a catholic. In catholic church, they don't preach prosperity, they preach what touches your conscience almost on a daily basis,so that when you go back home you always ponder on those words. Humans will always remain humans, we've sold our conscience and remain head strong to what we hear. Pay for your crime and stop using the church as an excuse.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a fornicator, I'm a Catholic.
ReplyDeleteSince u have called on God, He will see u thru' if & only if ur hands re clean. And wen u have been set free... Go & sin no more
ReplyDeleteThief
ReplyDeletePls face ur case n don't drag religion into it
ReplyDeleteLol..see excuse oh,that man is very funny.
ReplyDeleteAfterall, stealing should not be taken as corruption according to one President in Africa's most populous nation.
ReplyDeleteVery unfortunate that it is all these smart criminals that get to the top in nigeria. What does he kno about God
ReplyDeleteAre you now claiming that being a baptized Catholic makes you sin free? That is not what our Catholic religion teaches us.Rather, it teaches us that we are all sinners and have fallen short of God's grace.Please do not ridicule the Catholic Faith.
ReplyDeleteIf you did not steal, I pray that the law will set you free.
F.C.
All that one u dey talk na super story....
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Soo? As in no sin? I expect u to say God help u. ~SLIM8~
ReplyDeleteYou have never stolen is that what this astute Banker turn fraudster is saying? So cause u observer d act of penance insulates u from all d billions ascribed to your name. Tomorrow you will say u go for holy pilgrim and as such u dn't commit sin or crime
ReplyDeletehehehe, just when you think you've heard it all... :)
ReplyDeleteIf you say so only God knows
ReplyDeleteI am sure that most of you commenting don't even know Atuche very well. Remember whatever you say will be held against you so do not judge. What Sanusi did to these guys was to give a dog a bad name to hang it. The truth about this eight Banks will be known soon. Sanusi was on a personal vendetta mission
ReplyDeleteWhat has Sanusi got to do with this, you must be daft or you are also a Catholic, you had taken holy communions and had been baptized too. He has an oil and gas company, Sanusi acquired that for him in order to nail him too, Ewu Madagascar.
DeleteAppeal to self pity!!!!
ReplyDeleteAtuche, u are as guilty as peter denying jesus three times.but d good news is that, those so called pastors draining their members of their little change,all in the name of miracle and seed money are not in anyway beta than atuche.they are like a dozen and 12.heavy criminals.
ReplyDeleteChristianity goes along with hypocrisy! See dumbness!! So, the only reason we should believe u're innocent is bcos u're catholic? If u were a Muslim nko? Abi a non- catholic Christian? #CatholicMyFoot!
ReplyDeleteWhat a typically Nigerian response.
ReplyDeleteMr Atuche, be reminded that a number of catholic priests are proven pedophiles and child sex abusers. So, hanging on to your catholic roots to claim infallibility is like fetching water in a basket.
ReplyDeleteDIS MAN IS A JOKER!! so bcuz u take holy communion dt makes u sin free??? kai ( a full fledged man thinking dis way) Dis is appalling.
ReplyDeleteIf u are innocent let ur God set u free. With d way u hv even spoken u sound very fishyyyyy....
i think it is not in our place to judge
ReplyDeleteCecilia Ibru and Erastus Akingbola were both Pastors with RCCG.
ReplyDeletePoint of correction Mr Anonymous @3.51pm. Cecilia goes to mountain of fire and miracles ministries.
ReplyDeleteReally???…Ok.
ReplyDeletePeople and their brash way of speaking. Who is without sin should cast the first stone, hypocrites of the highest order. You menaces hardly know a man , yet you stand to condemn him. How is Atuche a thief? Because that shameless and hypocritical sanusi lamido tried satisfying his evil cravings by sacrificing those CEOs on the alter? Like they say" what goes around comes around.....the same was meted out to him by the same Govt, most shamefully and now he claims innocence. Thunder fire all of you dumb ass morons judging this poor man without evidence. How come the other CEOs weren't affected, or were they any better?God will punish and disgrace all your detractors Sir, and victory will be urs sooner than later to the glory of God.
ReplyDeleteShallow minded idiots, some of you here have been accused falsely one way or the other, even your fathers, uncles etc for wrong reasons as a result of certain people''s selfish motives and you cry to God for judgement upon ur enemies, yet on the contrary u people unfairly crucify another man, somebody's father and relative under anonymous. Ujmu Efii, cowards... Your fathers are busy stealing fowls n goats in the village to survive, harvesting people's yams and you come out to condemn an innocent man yet you uphold national theft and atrocities being shoved at us by our leaders who are the most corrupt in the world. Today Fayose is gov elect. Aren't the criminals highly celebrated? We are on a standstill as a nation because rather than pursue substance, we thrive on pursuing shadows. If your fathers and uncles haven't been burnt alive for all the atrocities they committed in your villages, then on who's authority do you guys pass a noid n void judgement on Atuche? A man whom God has blessed and no man can curse.....the man is still standing very tall and will remain so in Jesus name. Sir, God has already seen you thru it all.
ReplyDeleteShallow minded idiots, some of you here have been accused falsely one way or the other, even your fathers, uncles etc for wrong reasons as a result of certain people''s selfish motives and you cry to God for judgement upon ur enemies, yet on the contrary u people unfairly crucify another man, somebody's father and relative under anonymous. Ujmu Efii, cowards... Your fathers are busy stealing fowls n goats in the village to survive, harvesting people's yams and you come out to condemn an innocent man yet you uphold national theft and atrocities being shoved at us by our leaders who are the most corrupt in the world. Today Fayose is gov elect. Aren't the criminals highly celebrated? We are on a standstill as a nation because rather than pursue substance, we thrive on pursuing shadows. If your fathers and uncles haven't been burnt alive for all the atrocities they committed in your villages, then on who's authority do you guys pass a noid n void judgement on Atuche? A man whom God has blessed and no man can curse.....the man is still standing very tall and will remain so in Jesus name. Sir, God has already seen you thru it all.
ReplyDeleteatuche is a sadist and cruel rogue,he owns a big fish farm in epe where he has sunk billions yet he treats people with disdain,he deserves to rot in jail with his family.
Deleteatuche is a thief,efcc should hold him very well, he is a sadist and selfish rogue,he currently owns a big fish farm in epe where he has sunk millions of naira, he is a rogue and deserve to rot in jail
ReplyDeleteatuche is a sadist and selfish rogue,efcc should hold him very well,he owns a big fish farm in epe where he sunk billions,he deserve to rot in jail with his family.
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