N1 Billion Fraud Rocks UBA, Driver’s Account
Credited With N1,000,000,000#
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The EFCC have waded into the N1billion fraud
that took place at the Area3, branch of the
United Bank for Africa, UBA.
In a petition to the anti- graft, commission,
Mr. Peter Ujah, a contract staff with the UBA,
gave a graphic account of how the
management of the Bank, in 2009, credited
his account with N=1,000,000,000,00( One
billion) into his account No.02680600005153,
domiciled at the Area 3 branch, Abuja.
The transactions and subsequent moves by
the management have all the complexion of
fraud and internal manipulations.
In the petition addressed to the EFCC, dated
September, 30, 2013, Ujah, in his narration
claimed he was employed by Norwood
Executive Drivers Management, on October 10
2009 and contracted to the Management of
the UBA, Area3, Abuja and attached to the e-
banking section.
Trouble, however, started for Mr. Ujah, when
according to him in the petition to EFCC, “On
January 3, 2011, I received an alert on my GSM
mobile phone that one billion Naira had been
paid into my account No 02680600005153,
at Area 3 branch of UBA” he stated
Ujah, further stated in his petition to the anti-
graft agency that “subsequently, following
this strange but deliberate transactions by the
management, I reported to the Customer
service, same day from where I was referred
to Madam Imeh, the branch Manager in
charge of Area 3, who later directed me to
Isaac Peter, the business administration
officer who again told me it was beyond him
and directed me to Mr. Shina, an Account
officer at the Garki Corporate service office of
UBA, in Abuja”
“Mr. Shina, in a move that smack of delay to
enable the management complete the internal
manipulation which the bank is known for
told me he will get back to me”
Indeed, if Ujah, the embattled Driver was
expecting any respite, it came inform of an
invitation to a meeting with a crack
management staff of the Bank, led by Chike
Mofunanya, the supervisor e- banking and
Kayode Ajangbadi, the Head of Human
Resources.
Other staff at the meeting include Mrs Naomi,
the branch manager and John Edibo, Head of
posting at Area 3 and other management
staff from other branches within Abuja, in
attendance.
According to Mr. Ujah, “I was later made to
understand that the meeting was a
disciplinary committee meeting.’’
Continued he said “Curiously, the disciplinary
committee/Panel requested me to write a
statement on how the money got into my
account, the panel however, changed its
decision, that I should give an oral statement
while a secretary was appointed to take note.
While this was going on my account was
froze by the management, worried by this
development, as I could not access my salary
and my savings, without any explanations or
query, but was just left hanging in the bank
for some months without been sacked, I
discussed the matter with one of my cousins,
Gabriel Igoche, then a staff of Chevron Texaco,
Abuja who claimed he will help me through
one Adamu, who he claimed is a staff of EFCC”
“Adamu who I could not established his
identity, through Igoche directed me to leave
the office on a particular date, as the EFCC
officials were coming to carry out arrest of
the some staff within the Bank.
I was later told the Said Adamu, the EFCC
officer, who I only spoke with on his GSM
No.08036111123, later led a team of EFCC
officials to arrest Mr. Edibo, Head of posting,
the investigation officer, internal control UBA
from Adetokumbo Ademola branch of UBA,
Abuja and the Assistant branch manager,
Ambrose Ondoma from Area 3.”
According to Mr. Ujah, in his petition, the EFCC
team led by Adamu claimed the staff arrested
was released the following day. “But as a
complainant, I was never and up till now
invited” he said.
Investigations at the EFCC office show that the
fraud was never reported at the Commission,
before the September, 30 2013 petition by
Ujah, to the commission.
But curiously in November, 2012, after the
purported arrest and detentions, the
Management of UBA again invited Ujah, to
another meeting at the Maitama branch of
UBA. “I was asked the similar question of
how the money got into my account and the
date of my appointment, after the
explanations, I was asked to return back to
my duty post at Area3. Since then I have been
in the office, without salary, until July23, 2013
when I formally wrote to my employers,
Norwood Executive Drivers Management to
inform them of my plight, the management in
a response expressed shocked over the
development, after my meeting with them at
Maitama, in Abuja and promised to get back
to me”
“This twenty-two months, after I have neither
been queried nor terminated because from all
indications, Norwood still receives their
monthly deductions from my salary, because
the staff insurance initiative by UBA, domiciled
at the IBTC, which I am a beneficiary, still send
me alert”
Interestingly Ujah claimed in his petition, that
he has been receiving threat messages and
phone calls from those he suspected as the
agent of UBA warning him of the implications
of crying out.
Credited With N1,000,000,000#
The EFCC have waded into the N1billion fraud
that took place at the Area3, branch of the
United Bank for Africa, UBA.
In a petition to the anti- graft, commission,
Mr. Peter Ujah, a contract staff with the UBA,
gave a graphic account of how the
management of the Bank, in 2009, credited
his account with N=1,000,000,000,00( One
billion) into his account No.02680600005153,
domiciled at the Area 3 branch, Abuja.
The transactions and subsequent moves by
the management have all the complexion of
fraud and internal manipulations.
In the petition addressed to the EFCC, dated
September, 30, 2013, Ujah, in his narration
claimed he was employed by Norwood
Executive Drivers Management, on October 10
2009 and contracted to the Management of
the UBA, Area3, Abuja and attached to the e-
banking section.
Trouble, however, started for Mr. Ujah, when
according to him in the petition to EFCC, “On
January 3, 2011, I received an alert on my GSM
mobile phone that one billion Naira had been
paid into my account No 02680600005153,
at Area 3 branch of UBA” he stated
Ujah, further stated in his petition to the anti-
graft agency that “subsequently, following
this strange but deliberate transactions by the
management, I reported to the Customer
service, same day from where I was referred
to Madam Imeh, the branch Manager in
charge of Area 3, who later directed me to
Isaac Peter, the business administration
officer who again told me it was beyond him
and directed me to Mr. Shina, an Account
officer at the Garki Corporate service office of
UBA, in Abuja”
“Mr. Shina, in a move that smack of delay to
enable the management complete the internal
manipulation which the bank is known for
told me he will get back to me”
Indeed, if Ujah, the embattled Driver was
expecting any respite, it came inform of an
invitation to a meeting with a crack
management staff of the Bank, led by Chike
Mofunanya, the supervisor e- banking and
Kayode Ajangbadi, the Head of Human
Resources.
Other staff at the meeting include Mrs Naomi,
the branch manager and John Edibo, Head of
posting at Area 3 and other management
staff from other branches within Abuja, in
attendance.
According to Mr. Ujah, “I was later made to
understand that the meeting was a
disciplinary committee meeting.’’
Continued he said “Curiously, the disciplinary
committee/Panel requested me to write a
statement on how the money got into my
account, the panel however, changed its
decision, that I should give an oral statement
while a secretary was appointed to take note.
While this was going on my account was
froze by the management, worried by this
development, as I could not access my salary
and my savings, without any explanations or
query, but was just left hanging in the bank
for some months without been sacked, I
discussed the matter with one of my cousins,
Gabriel Igoche, then a staff of Chevron Texaco,
Abuja who claimed he will help me through
one Adamu, who he claimed is a staff of EFCC”
“Adamu who I could not established his
identity, through Igoche directed me to leave
the office on a particular date, as the EFCC
officials were coming to carry out arrest of
the some staff within the Bank.
I was later told the Said Adamu, the EFCC
officer, who I only spoke with on his GSM
No.08036111123, later led a team of EFCC
officials to arrest Mr. Edibo, Head of posting,
the investigation officer, internal control UBA
from Adetokumbo Ademola branch of UBA,
Abuja and the Assistant branch manager,
Ambrose Ondoma from Area 3.”
According to Mr. Ujah, in his petition, the EFCC
team led by Adamu claimed the staff arrested
was released the following day. “But as a
complainant, I was never and up till now
invited” he said.
Investigations at the EFCC office show that the
fraud was never reported at the Commission,
before the September, 30 2013 petition by
Ujah, to the commission.
But curiously in November, 2012, after the
purported arrest and detentions, the
Management of UBA again invited Ujah, to
another meeting at the Maitama branch of
UBA. “I was asked the similar question of
how the money got into my account and the
date of my appointment, after the
explanations, I was asked to return back to
my duty post at Area3. Since then I have been
in the office, without salary, until July23, 2013
when I formally wrote to my employers,
Norwood Executive Drivers Management to
inform them of my plight, the management in
a response expressed shocked over the
development, after my meeting with them at
Maitama, in Abuja and promised to get back
to me”
“This twenty-two months, after I have neither
been queried nor terminated because from all
indications, Norwood still receives their
monthly deductions from my salary, because
the staff insurance initiative by UBA, domiciled
at the IBTC, which I am a beneficiary, still send
me alert”
Interestingly Ujah claimed in his petition, that
he has been receiving threat messages and
phone calls from those he suspected as the
agent of UBA warning him of the implications
of crying out.
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