A bank official and driver, three policemen steal N37 million

A bank official and driver have connived with three policemen attached to a new generation bank to steal N37 million belonging to the bank. The incident has led to a massive operation by the police which resulted in the arrest of a manager of the bank and a cash officer.

The theft has gone a long way to confirm police assertion that some banks had recruited armed robbers as employees and that most of the bank robberies were planned by insiders.

P.M.News gathered that during the operation, the suspects identified as Tony Ukaegbu (driver) Emmanuel Onyekpe (Cash Officer) and three policemen attached to the bank were assigned to transfer N37 million from the Akoka branch of the bank to the headquarters on Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, in a bullion van but they conspired and escaped with the money.

The suspects were alleged to have diverted the money to a hideout in Ajah where they reportedly abandoned the bullion van.

A bank manager (names withheld) who allegedly knew about the robbery has been arrested by detectives and is helping to unmask those behind the robbery.

Also arrested is the cash officer, Mr. Onyekpe and one of the policemen who allegedly took part in the robbery.

They are currently being interrogated at the state CID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos.

A source at CID, Panti confided in P.M.News that the operation was masterminded by a disgruntled top official of the bank.

“Look, my brother, it is an inside job and we are determined to get to the root of the robbery in a short time,” the detective told P.M.News. P.M.News gathered that the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has mandated detectives at Panti to fish out the culprits immediately so as not to give the impression that the police had lost the battle to robbers.

Investigations revealed that the police were able to pick one of the suspects (cash officer) when he phoned the bank manager from a location on Victoria Island that the bullion van had been attacked by armed bandits in Ajah.

The police, it was learnt, traced the call to a location in Ajah and succeeded in arresting him. The attack is the first armed robbery attack on a bank this year.

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President Umaru Yar'Adua has nominated the out-going National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party

President Umaru Yar'Adua has nominated the out-going National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Ahmadu Ali, for confirmation by the Senate as ambassador.

Also yesterday, Yar' Adua forwarded three fresh ministerial nominees, namely, Mr. Demola Seriki from Lagos State, Orubebe Peter Godsday from the South-South zone and Udo Chuka Julius from the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) to the Senate for confirmation.

Meanwhile Taraba and Kaduna states are yet to have a representative in the Federal Executive Council.

Seriki’s nomination seems to have put paid to the lingering bickering in Lagos State PDP over the ministerial slot given to the state.
Ali made the list of 62 ambassadorial nominees, which was read on the floor of the Senate yesterday by Senate President, Senator David Mark.
Others who made the list, composed of 42 politicians and 20 career diplomats, included the defeated governorship candidate of PDP in Lagos State, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, former presidential aspirant, Brigadier- General Buba Mohammed Marwa, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Joy Ogwu, and former ECOMOG Commander, Major-General Timothy Shelpidi (rtd.)

The list also comprised the following political nominees: Chief Empire Kanu (Abia), Chief (Dr.) Etim U. Uye (Akwa Ibom) Hon. Jerry Ugokwe (Anambra), Dr. Aisha Laraba Abdulahi (Bauchi), Senator Felix Oboro (Bayelsa) Prof. Iyorwuese Hargher (Benue), Barrister Obed Wadzani (Borno), Chief Soni Abang (Cross River), Chief Godson Echegile (Delta) and Chief Polycarp Nwite (Ebonyi).

There are also Barr. Toye Olofintuyi (Ekiti), former Minister of Aviation, Chief Kema Chikwe, (Imo ), Mr. Godwin Nsude Agbo (Enugu), Alhaji Ahmed Abdullamid Malam (Jigawa), former Senate Leader, Senator Dalhatu Tafida (Kaduna) and former Kano State Governor, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano).
Alhaji Abdulahi Garba Aminch (Katsina), Alhaji Isah Aliyu Muhammed (Kebbi), Brig. Gen. Yusuf Abubakar (RTD) (Kogi), Dr. (Mrs.)Nimota Niniola Akanbi (Kwara), Senator Umaru Azores Suleiman(Nasarawa), Dr. Ishaya Majanbu (Niger), Chief Mrs Folake Marcus Bello (Ogun), Prof. Olu Agbi (Ondo), Senator Segun Bamigbetan Baju (Osun) and Amb. Peter Layi Oyedele (Oyo).

Others are Barr. Ibrahim Pada Kasai (Plateau), Hon. Desmond Akawor (Rivers), Senator Abdulahi Muhammed Wali (Sokoto), Hon. Musa John (Taraba), Ibrahim Buba Mai Sule (Yobe), Alhaji Bashir Yuguda (Zamfara), Esther John Audu (FCT), Brig. Gen Oluwole Rotimi (Ogun), Alhaji Abubakar Cika (Sokoto) and Hon. Fidel Ayogu (Enugu State)
On the list of career officers are: Mr; C. W. Winge (Abia), Ms.Asalina R. Mamuno (Adamawa) Mr. B.U. Eyo (Akwa Ibom) Mr. G.B Igali (Bayelsa), Mr. G.O Adamah (Benue) Mr. M.B Egbe (Cross River), Mr. A.B Gwari (Yobe), Mr. S.M. Pissagih (Gombe), Mr. S.L Mohammed (Jigawa)and Mr. T.Y. Zaria (Kaduna).

Also included on the career diplomat list are: Mr. R.B. Onemola (Kogi), Mr. A.A. Omaki (Nasarawa), Mr. E.A. Adigun (Ondo), Mr. G.H.Bristol (Rivers), Mr. J. Y. Hassan (Taraba), Mr. A.G Bala (Zamfara), Mr. M.A Mba(Ebonyi), Mr. C.L. Laseinde (Osun), Mr. P.A. Dauda (Kaduna),Prince Eheneden Erediauwa (Edo) and Mr. B.G Wakil, mni (Borno).
The career nominees are all between grade levels 15 and 17.
In the covering letter to the list, President Yar’ Adua said the appointment of the nominees was in accordance with section 171(c) sub-section 4 of the 1999 constitution and expressed the hope that the Senate would approve their appointment expeditiously.

The Senate President appealed to his colleagues to warn the nominees not to attempt to reach any of them (senators) for the purpose of bribing them to confirm their (nominees’) appointment.

He said that the upper chamber would be fair to all nominees just like it did with the first set of ministerial nominees it screened recently.
According to him, “I must warn that you should tell your nominees that there is no need to see anybody through the back door by carrying “Ghana Must Go” bag. We did well with the previous ministerial nominees and we intend to do well with this.”
He said that the new ministerial nominees would be screened live like their counterparts via network broadcasting while the ambassadorial nominees would not get the same opportunity due to paucity of funds.

He, however, said that when the ambassadorial nominees would be screened by the Foreign Affairs Committee headed by Senator Jubril Aminu, the exercise would be recorded and air time would be bought to show it on Television for Nigerians to watch.