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Police SFU to Arraign Former Keystone Bank Official for Alleged N35m Theft

The Legal Section of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) in Lagos has filed a 4-count charge before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos against Mrs Ebele Bernardine Okpala, a former employee of Keystone Bank Limited (KBL).

Mrs Ebele Bernardine Okpala was arrested by the Unit for alleged offences of fraudulent conversion and stealing of Thirty-Five Million Naira (N35,000,000.00).

This amount was the credit facility she obtained in July 2023 from a financial services firm as proof of funds to facilitate the approval of a Canadian Visa for her daughter.

The money was deposited in the suspect’s account domiciled in Keystone Bank Limited and was secured by a Post-No-Debit (PND) placed by KBL at the behest of the financial company to preserve the funds.

However, the suspect, in collusion with one of her colleagues at the bank who was a Service Manager, circumvented procedures and processes put in place by KBL and lifted the PND without authorization to enable Ebele Okpala to transfer the money out to settle personal needs.

Following the act, on the 6th of September 2023, she absconded from her duties at the bank and has not returned since.

Detectives tracked her to Delta State, and she was arrested on 4th July 2024.

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Akinlade I. WAHAB is a dedicated journalist and the proprietor of I-WAHAB Media. He embarked on his career at Murhi International TV (MiTV) and subsequently joined Radio Nigeria as a Judicial Correspondent.With a profound interest in legal reporting, he currently holds the positions of Chairman at the National Association of Judicial Correspondents (NAJUC), Ikeja Branch, and Chairman at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Radio Nigeria Chapel.As the owner of I-WAHAB Media, he has successfully established Top Court News, a platform renowned for providing comprehensive coverage of court cases and legal developments, with the aim of promoting transparency within the judicial system.Akinlade's diligent work and unwavering commitment to ethical reporting have earned him immense respect within the Nigerian journalism community.

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