Emir of Kano defrauded N46 million, by a female banker

The princely amount of N46 million in the dormant bank account of
the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, was simply irresistible for
the young female banker.
So the suspect, Amina Magaji, was prepared to risk everything to
reactivate the account and convert part of the balance there in to her
use. The account was said to have been opened in 1967 but went
dormant later. The suspect allegedly applied for a cheque book, got it
and began to operate the account. By the time the bubble burst, she
had, according to a source, withdrawn N17million from the account.
Amina, alongside 12 other staffers of the old generation bank, is
answering questions from the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, on the alleged fraud.
The suspect is allegedly married to a senior staff of a broadcast
organisation.
Amina, believed to be in her late 30s, allegedly began systematic
withdrawal from the monarch’s account since 2011 before she ran out
of luck when her boss discovered discrepancies in the Emir’s signature.
An EFCC source disclosed that the suspected fraudster requested for
a cheque book purportedly on the order of Bayero which the bank
obliged her, but, unknown to other bank officials, the cheque book
remained in her custody.
She consequently used the cheque to make withdrawals from the
monarch’s account.
Bank sources revealed that Amina within the last four years
withdrew N17 million from the Emir’s account  before the scam blew
open.
The EFCC source said the matter was reported to the anti graft
agency for appropriate action, stressing that “consequent upon that, we
invited and quizzed 12 staffers closely related to the account”.
An EFCC operative, who spoke to Sunday Vanguard on the
condition of anonymity, revealed that “preliminary investigations
indicate that many of them have case to answer as we are able to
establish conspiracy and negligence on the part of those connected with
the monitoring and control of the bank account in question”.
It was learnt that “the bank has raised the alleged stolen money
through the 12 staffers quizzed by the EFCC and returned same to
the Emir while the principal suspect has been fired as part of
measures adopted by the bank to restore confidence.”.
In the meantime, the principal suspect is said to be cooling her feet in
the EFCC custody pending the completion of investigation into the
case.
EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwajeren, confirmed the story; but
refused to go any further.

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