To all readers who happen to be bankers or ex-bankers, how many of you have ever been tempted to steal from your bank? Before you rush and say ‘Never’, think of all that crazy amount of raw cash you guys see on a daily basis. Particularly those of you who work (or worked) in the banking halls. No temptation, whatsoever? I honestly doubt that none of you had any. What about those who had the ‘slightly degrading’ role of riding in those crazy bullion vans with policemen to transport millions of naira on a daily basis?Well,the temptation was a bit too much for a cash officer, driver & 3 cops who were attached to a new generation bank recently. The crew, who were to move the sum of N37m from the Akoka branch to the bank’s head office in VI decided to disappear into thin air with the impressive sum. What a simple heist to pull off, right? If shared equally amongst the greedy 5, that’s over N7 million per criminal.Anyway,the dubious cash officer later called the bank to say that their convoy had been intercepted by armed robbers who stole the entire amount from them. This unwise move was what led to his arrest somewhere in Ajah, as the origin of the cellphone call was traced. A Manager in the bank was also arrested by the police and they are both currently assisting the men in black(with some torture,of course) with their investigations in the much dreaded State CID at Panti,Yaba.So,for the umpteenth time, our devoted men of the Nigeria Police Force have received further bad publicity.
As for banks, how can the risk of a re-occurrence be avoided in the future? Do they get police to escort the police escorting the cash-filled bullion vans?Lol.Or do you fit all bullion vans with tracking devices that at least help to show every single movement of the vehicle? For the bank staff who have connived to steal, with or without the help of cops, I feel your pain. It’s like locking a kid up in a candy store & asking him not to touch anything. That requires serious willpower.
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I worked in a bank for a while and I just use to wonder how those guys in ops, teller and bulk counting do it without stealing really. It not easy. just before I left the bank a chic was posted to one of the tills and she discovered the fraud that had been going on. a pregnant chic had been buying gold and other stuff , once guys had taken like 56,000 to pay for an exam and one innocent guy who knew about it but didn’t talk. They were all sent to panti to cool off for a while
there was another guy who had been transferring Kobo not taken by people to a dedicated account for over 10 years when he got some millions he ran away with his family ---
for those bullion guys they I really wonder because their families get paid N50000 incase of death upon all their crazy driving.
I guess step in stemming this problem is moving towards cashless society.
Very interesting indeed!!! I dont work in a bank and neither am i an ex-banker. But my office in located in a bank building. That alone is tempting enough and i'd be lying if i said the thought of putting on a mask and charging into the bank and screaming "everyone hands up" and emptying the vault has not crossed my mind (its obvious i've been watching too many movies!!!!).
But seriously, i think it'll take more than just "severe willpower" to keep your hands to yourself in any situation. Its a hard world we live in. Some people earn next to nothing and have families who depend on them, they have children to educate and little ones who look up to them for everything. I guess thats not an excuse for wrong doing. So for everyone who has had the opportunity whether in a bank or not to "steal, touch, pocket, pinch, take without permission and return later and possibly no one would ever know but didn't and wouldn't and continue to do whats right, a big THUMBS UP 2 Y'ALL! Our nation and our world will be a better place because of you!!!!!
Spot on,mame...
Chakams, will only say this ... trust everyone but not the devil in them
no fronting here,i've been tempted to touch oh...a stock was wrongly credited and....long story, some cool millions i'm talking about.
anyway a colleague and i would seat daydreaming of holidays in some exotic place and all the shopping we could do, we definately would have gotten away with it smoothly.but fear of God and fear of ourselves no let us.
a big kudos to those who have to handle raw cash in millions everyday,even on their broke days. you've got to be stronger than strong to resist.
..and fear of possibly getting caught(as well as the torture in police/prison custody) can be a significant deterrent too...
I used to prepare payroll for a bank and the thought occurred to me. If I added a few zeros here and there nobody would notice until after a day by which time I would have fled to Ghana. But to commit fraud alone is always very difficult. The Internal Control guys will pick it up. But if you can get one of them on your side then he can look the other way.
But thank God I never fell. God has provided so much more for me and my family. Poverty shouldn't be an excuse to steal as I'm sure God will not allow you into Heaven just because you are a Nigerian
i worked in a bank for a little over 2 months in Naija and a little under 3 weeks in Yankee, and the thought of stealing money never remotely crossed my mind in both cases... in both cases I was too busy being ashamed i was a teller (I know, thats vain - i be smallee that time,forgive me) and hating every second of my stay in the "cage"... besides fear no go let you thief Elumelu money now, talk less of those days when im eye dey chuk...
i only spent about 4 hours working in the "cash room" of a bank (as part of my industrial training). the room led directly into the banking hall. the first thing i was told by the supervisor was "the door should always be left open"
"why?", i asked.
the answer - "that way, you will not be tempted to slip some notes into your pocket."
made sense to me then. it's so easy to "miscount" some bundles and tell those guys who have come in with "ghana must go" bags that their money is short
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