Umar Muhammed, Lafia
A cleaner, Peter Oko, has narrated how he stole N5.675 million from the New Nyanya branch of Diamond Bank, where he worked.
The
29 year-old stated that he took the keys to the vault, stole the money
and hid it in a carton, which he took home after the close of work.
The money was however recovered by the police, which said that the suspect had been charged to court.
Oko
told Northern City News at the Nasarawa State Criminal Intelligence and
Investigation Department in Lafia that he carried out the theft alone,
saying, “As a cleaner, I knew where all the keys were kept.”
Diamond Bank has just concluded a six month training programme on information and communications technology (ICT) for 100 young women in Ibadan, Oyo State. Held in collaboration with Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (WTEC), the training saw the young women learn over a six-month period the essential ICT skills required for a successful career. Commenting on the reason for hosting the programme, Head, Corporate Communications Division at the bank, Mrs. Ayona Trimnell, said the bank's decision to embark on the project was borne out of the need to empower the participants with life changing skills that will ensure that they will live independent lives. According to her, "Diamond Bank's decision to embark on this training is a demonstration of our passion for youth development. We believe that today's youth hold the key to the future and our businesses can only thrive and face the challenges ahead if we invest in their training. Hence, an investment in their training is an investment in our future and will definitely pay off in the establishment of sustainable businesses."
