Lady Charged With Theft From Dead Man’s Stanbic Bank Account

The Police in Osun on Friday, arraigned one Sarah Peter, 28, before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court for alleged N4 million theft from the Stanbic Bank of a dead man.

The Prosecutor, Insp Elijah Adesina, told the court that the defendant committed the offence sometime in November 2020 at Stanbic Bank IBTC Plc, Lagere, Ile-Ife.

Adesina said that the defendant conspired with others now at large to commit a felony to wit: stealing.

He added that the defendant stole the sum of N4,057,500 from Stanbic Account No: 9201548033 of late Bolade Ilori, but represented by Olayinka Kayode and transferred the whole money into her Bank Account No: 0019423581, named Sarah Peter.

According to him, the offence of stealing the money from the dead man’s Stanbic Bank account contravened Sections 383, 390(9) and 516 A of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun, 2002.

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.

The Defence Counsel, Mr Keji Adegoke, applied for the bail of the defendant in the most liberal terms, with a pledge that his client would not jump bail, but provide reliable sureties.

Magistrate B.O. Adediwura granted the bail of the defendant in the sum of N1 million with two sureties in like sum.

Adediwura added that the sureties must swear to affidavit of means and resident within the court jurisdiction.

She stated further that the sureties’ addresses must be verified by the prosecutor, present three years tax clearance as well as produce three years tax clearance certificate.

The case was adjourned until Aug. 27 for hearing.

GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that the report of the theft of the N4.5 million left behind by a dead man in his Stanbic account follows the arrest of a bank staff in a bank over collaboration with outside to steal money left behind by another dead man in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

In this case, it was not mentioned if the accused collaborated with a staff of Stanbic Bank in the alleged deed to steal from the dead man’s account.

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