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We Stopped PTBank Staffs From Stealing Depositors Funds - EFCC
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/we-stopped-ptbank-staffs-from-stealing-depositors-funds-efcc/21/05/2025/
#EFCC #cbn #Emefiele #Lagos #PremiumTrustBank #PTBank ©May 21st, 2025 ®May 21, 2025 1:47 pm Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has alerted the public that it prevented the act of mass stealing of depositors’ funds at Premium Trust Bank, PTBank after some of the bank staff conspired together with alleged intention to steal after allegedly agreeing with three other persons to manipulate the bank server and domain credentials to gain access to the bank customers’ savings data base, this, EFCC made known on Tuesday when the commission arraigned the suspects before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State for Cybercrime and conspiracy to steal. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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economic and Financial Crimes Commission
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EFCC has alerted the public that it
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prevented the act of mass stealing of
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depositors funds at Premium Trust Bank
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PT Bank after some of the bank staff
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conspired together with alleged
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intention to steal after allegedly
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agreeing with three other persons to
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manipulate the bank server and domain
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credentials to gain access to the bank
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customers savings database this EFCC
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made known on Tuesday when the
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commission arraigned the suspects before
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a federal high court sitting in Lagos
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State for cyber crime and conspiracy to
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steal details of the report and the
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handing over of 753 units of houses
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recovered by the commission at plot 109
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cadastral zone CO9 Lockoma district
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Abuja suspected to be assets belonging
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to the embattled former central bank of
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Nigeria CBN Governor Godwin field to the
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Ministry of Housing and Urban
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Development as presented by the public
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relations department of the Economic and
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Financial Crimes Commission EFCC reads
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below o E FCC arraigns bankers three
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others for alleged cyber crime in Lagos
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the Lagos zonal director at one of the
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economic and financial crimes commission
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EFCC Awaloo on Tuesday May 20th 2025
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arraigned the duo of Kahinde Amy and
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Matthew Adeni Damalola who are both
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employees of premium trust bank before
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justice Alexander Oai of the federal
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high court sitting in Akoi Lagos they
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were arraigned alongside Samson Latch
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and Shandakup Balagi Amatoa and Sunday
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Badini Okinola on a seven-count charge
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bordering on conspiracy to steal the
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defendants allegedly conspired to
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manipulate the server and domain
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credentials of the bank in a bid to gain
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unauthorized access to its database and
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steal depositors funds the planned
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fraudulent activity was however averted
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by the commission one of the counts
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reads that you Kahindi Samson Latch and
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Dakup Baji Amatosho Yinka Sunday Badini
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Okanola and Matthew Aden Damalola along
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with individuals identified as humble at
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large was at large is at large and
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another referred to as Victor Joshua
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Almona aka Oracle at large conspired
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unlawfully between April and May 2025 in
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Lagos within the jurisdiction iction of
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this honorable court to manipulate the
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access code this included the bank's
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server IP and domain credentials of
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Premium Trust Bank Limited in a bid to
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gain unauthorized access to the entire
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database of Premium Trust Bank Limited
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for the purpose of committing an offense
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to WIT stealing from the bank's funds
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and you thereby committed an offense
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contrary to section 27 and
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281B of the Cyber Crimes Prohibition
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Prevention etc act 2015 as amended 2024
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which is punishable under section 282 of
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the same act they pleaded not guilty to
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the charges when they were read to them
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in view of their please prosecution
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council Zenat B Aiku prayed for a trial
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date and the defendant's remand in a
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correctional center council to the first
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defendant Adel Adapu urged the court to
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admit his client to bail in the most
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liberal terms he stated that he didn't
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have enough time to make a formal
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application other council also sought to
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make oral applications for their clients
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justice Oai however refused the
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applications and ordered the council to
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make formal bail applications before the
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court the judge ordered the first
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defendant to be remanded at the Kirikiri
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Correctional Center the second third
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fourth and fifth defendants were ordered
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remanded at the Acoy Correctional Center
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the matter was adjourned till June 30th
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2025 for commencement of trial efcc
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hands over
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753 recovered housing units to Ministry
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of Housing the executive chairman of the
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economic and financial crimes commission
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EFCC Mr ola Ooloyade on Tuesday May 20th
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2025 handed over 753 units of houses
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recovered by the commission at plot 109
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cadastral zone CO9 Loagoma district
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Abuja to the Ministry of Housing and
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Urban Development the property measuring
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150,500 m and containing
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753 units of duplexes and other
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apartments was recovered based on a
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final forfeite order granted by Justice
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Jude Onu Buzzi of the Federal Capital
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Territory FCT High Court Abuja on Monday
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December 2nd
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2024 while handing over the property
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Oloyade reiterated the commitment of the
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EFCC to accountable asset recovery and
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disposal modalities pointing out that
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such gestures are meant to demonstrate
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to Nigerians that whatever proceeds of
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crime that we have recovered in the
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course of our work the application of
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that will be made transparent to
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Nigerians so that we will not allow
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looted assets to be looted again he also
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pointed out that it is important for us
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to emphasize to Nigerians that the fight
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against corruption can work and we can
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really make it work and one of the key
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factors that actually propels the impact
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of the fight is the need for us to
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ensure that those who have stolen our
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commonwealth are not allowed to enjoy
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the proceeds of crime so one of the
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critical factors of our works is that we
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deprive them of the proceeds of crimes
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he applauded President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu's stance on the fight against
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corruption affirming that the handover
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of the property signaled the
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government's seriousness to the fight
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against economic and financial crimes
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and other acts of corruption the
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handover took place in a brief ceremony
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at the ministry's headquarters in
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Mabushi Abuja minister of Housing and
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Urban Development Ahmed Dangua praised
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the EFCC for its sustained commitment to
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asset recovery and
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anti-corruption he further stated that
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the handover was a significant milestone
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in our collective efforts and
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determination to ensure that recovered
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assets are put to productive use in ways
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that directly benefits the Nigerian
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people dangi were assured that the
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Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban
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Development will conduct a joint
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familiarization tour of the estate
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alongside the EFCC to properly access
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the structural state of the estate
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