First Bank Manager Arrested For Armed Robbery

A top staff of Financial Institution, First Bank is on trial for alleged armed robbery offence.

The accused is identified as Ayodele Asaba, a manager at the Ilasa-Ekiti, Ekiti state arm of the financial insitution.

Here is a detailed report of the development as reported by online news spotter www.thegazellenews.com

”Again First Bank is in the news for the wrong reason as a manager at one of its branches in Ekiti State is on trial for alleged armed robbery.

”Ayodele Asaba, a manager at the Ilasa-Ekiti branch, Ilasa-Ekiti, Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State has been dragged before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate Court on allegation of armed robbery.

”He was arraigned alongside with four others: Akeem Ahmed, Banji Adedayo, Dele Ajayi and Tajudeen Salawu.

The five accused persons were at the court on Tuesday and appeared before Magistrate Adefunke Ajibade.

”They were accused of committing the alleged crime on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at the Ilasa-Ekiti branch of First Bank and made away with N7.833 million.

”The prosecutor, Cpl Curtis Enabulele, said the bank manager conspired with the others to rob the bank.

”He further alleged that four of the accused standing trial robbed the Divisional Police Armoury and carted away four AK47 riffles, handcuffs, smoke gummer, one Beretta pistol, and cartridges.

”Enabulele told the court that four policemen were allegedly killed by the accused persons during the operation which they operated with explosives.

”The bank manager’s counsel begged for bail but the judge ordered that the bank manager and the other accused persons be remanded in Ado-Ekiti prison.

”She then adjourned the case to April 10 for further hearing.
On Monday, thegazellenews.com reported how a former transaction officer with the bank fled to South Africa with customers’ money totalling N40 million which he withdrew illegally from various accounts of some of the bank customers.

”He was lured back to Nigeria by the police who used his girlfriend as a bait. Some of the stolen money was lodged in the account of the girl.

”The suspect, Ayoade Ahmed Abimbola, is currently undergoing trial at the Tinubu Magistrate Court, Lagos.”