An official of Diamond Bank, Damola Otuyalo, has told officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that he personally handed over N1.2bn to a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, and his son, Gbolahan.
Otuyalo, who is the Head of Cash-in-Transit Services, told detectives that his duty was to evacuate excess cash from bank's branches and move it to locations where money was needed.
The bank official told investigators that on June 16, 2014, he received a call from the Head of Operations and Technology, Mr.
Otuyalo, however, explained that he was unable to pay them the money and that his director then instructed him to move the N1.2bn to the private wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos on June 17.
Detectives told our correspondent that the N1.2bn was flown to Akure Airport and Obanikoro allegedly handed over the money to an associate of Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, Mr.
He added that Officials of Zenith Bank arrived at the Akure Airport tarmac in a bullion van to convey all the cash to the bank's vault located at 13, Alagbaka Estate, Akure.
He also said that the detective, who presented bank tellers, added that Agbele gave the bank instructions at different times to pay in money into Fayose's Zenith Bank account even after the elections.
He added, "Agbele directed the bank to pay N137m into the account of Ayodele Fayose with number 1003126654 and Bank Verification Number 22338867502.
"Agbele directed the bank to transfer N118, 760, 000 to the same account and paid in N50m cash into Fayose's account.
"On April 7, 2015, several months later, Fayose personally moved N300m to his fixed deposit account at Zenith Bank with number 9013074033 with his same BVN.
Otuyalo, who is the Head of Cash-in-Transit Services, told detectives that his duty was to evacuate excess cash from bank's branches and move it to locations where money was needed.
The bank official told investigators that on June 16, 2014, he received a call from the Head of Operations and Technology, Mr.
Otuyalo, however, explained that he was unable to pay them the money and that his director then instructed him to move the N1.2bn to the private wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos on June 17.
Detectives told our correspondent that the N1.2bn was flown to Akure Airport and Obanikoro allegedly handed over the money to an associate of Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, Mr.
He added that Officials of Zenith Bank arrived at the Akure Airport tarmac in a bullion van to convey all the cash to the bank's vault located at 13, Alagbaka Estate, Akure.
He also said that the detective, who presented bank tellers, added that Agbele gave the bank instructions at different times to pay in money into Fayose's Zenith Bank account even after the elections.
He added, "Agbele directed the bank to pay N137m into the account of Ayodele Fayose with number 1003126654 and Bank Verification Number 22338867502.
"Agbele directed the bank to transfer N118, 760, 000 to the same account and paid in N50m cash into Fayose's account.
"On April 7, 2015, several months later, Fayose personally moved N300m to his fixed deposit account at Zenith Bank with number 9013074033 with his same BVN.
source: http://punchng.com/gave-n1-2bn-obanikoro-bank-official-tells-efcc/
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