A bank employee, Oluwafemi Okunola, who allegedly forged the signature of one of the bank’s customers and stole N20 million from her account, on Thursday appeared before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Okunola, 41, was brought on three-count charge of conspiracy, forgery and stealing.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Chinalu Uwadione, told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offences between July 2017 and September 2018, at Union Bank, Marina, Lagos.
According to him, the defendant and others, who are at large, forged the signature of Mrs Mercy Uzoamaka and withdrew N20 million from her account.
Uwadione said that the alleged offences contravened Sections 287, 365 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Adeola Adedayo, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N5 million with two sureties each in like sum.
She adjourned the case until April 30 for hearing.==NAN
