A banker, Rude Daniel, was on Wednesday docked before a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing $113 and 10,060 Euros from a bank vault.
Daniel, 36, who works in a bank as cashier, resides at 6 Tima Johnson Close at Okan community in Ajah, near Lagos.
He is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and theft.
Daniel, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Hafsat Ajibode, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on March 27 at 6:00 p.m. at the Addo Branch of Diamond Bank Plc. at Ajah.
The prosecutor said that the money belonged to Diamond Bank Plc.
She said that on March 27 on resumption at work, a cashier noticed that one of the bags in the vault was torn and reported to the manager, who opened the bag to check if the money was intact.
“It was found that $113 and 10,060 Euros were missing and all the employees, having access to the vault denied knowledge of the missing money.
“When footage from the CCTV camera was played, the defendant was seen taking money from the bag.”
Ajibode said that the offences contravened Sections 287 (7), 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Section 287 (7) carries seven years imprisonment while Section 411 attracts two years imprisonment for offenders.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, however, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N2 million with two sureties in like sum.
Elias ordered that one of the sureties must be a relative of the defendant and the other a civil servant.
He adjourned the case until May 9 for further hearing.