‘Floating’ Top Bank Official, 2 Others Arrested For Fraudulently Obtaining N650m From Unsuspecting Customers In Osun

Mr. Adeniyi Talabi, who was until a few days ago, a staff of the First Bank Plc, has been arrested and taken into custody by the police in Osun state.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that he was suspended after investigation blew the lid off his fraudulent activities. He had allegedly made about 35 individuals part with their money totaling   N650 million.

Sources told Team@orientactualmags.com however that the affected people made themselves vulnerable to scam because Talabi had confidently ‘marketed’ proof of funds to them  with mouth watering offers especially those seeking  to travel abroad  despite that ‘proof of funds’ is not one of the products of the First Bank Plc.

He had reportedly done this in connivance with a former employee of Salam Insurance plc , who is currently at large, and others.

We also reliably learned that two employees of First Bank Plc in Osogbo, who are contract staff ; Adeoti Adebisi and Samson Adediji  have also been arrested and are currently undergoing custodial interrogation.

Talabi was though deployed to the bank’s  Isokun branch, Ilesha  , a few months ago, he had however stayed put in Osogbo where he was pursuing ‘deals’.

He had headed the Ode –Omu branch before the financial institution took a decision to close some branches across the country during the Covid -19 pandemic .  The branches at Inisha and Ode-Omu were among those affected in Osun state.

Spokesperson for Osun state police command, Yemisi Opalola, has also reportedly confirmed Talabi’s arrest adding that charges will be preferred against him and his accomplices after the completion of ongoing investigation.

‘The Osun state Police Command in its efforts to rid off criminal elements from the state has arrested a serial fraudster, one Adeniyi Sunday Talabi, ‘m’ 47 years, a resident of Army Barracks Area, Kelebe, Iragbiji Road, Osogbo, a manager at one of the First Bank PLC branches in Osogbo for an offence of fraud, Obtaining money under false pretence (OBT), Conversion and Stealing amounting to the sum of N650, 850,000 in an illegal product called PROOF of FUNDS which involved a total number of 35 victims (people).

It is worthy to note that the said suspect has been suspended by the First Bank Nigeria Plc, his former employer. Investigation into the case has since commenced and  charges will be preferred against the suspect and his accomplices upon completion of the investigation’ she said.

Opabola added that   the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Umar,  has reassured residents of the state  of the command’s commitment to ridding  the state of criminal elements and warned perpetrators of crimes that Osun would not be a haven or a hibernating ground for them-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you