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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Suspected ATM fraudster gets bail.

An Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court in Lagos has granted bail to a twenty-eight-year-old student charged with Automated Teller Machine ATM fraud.

Maemeka Onyeka, according to the prosecution, allegedly manipulated accounts of customers of Diamond and Zenith Banks using ATMs.

The accused, who is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing, has however, pleaded not guilty.

Magistrate, M.O. Olubi granted him bail in the sum of fifty thousand with two sureties and adjourned the case till July nineteen for further hearing.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Inspector Sam Omoyeni told the court that Onyeka was a student of an undisclosed tertiary institution in Enugu State, who specialized in manipulating bank accounts.

He said the offence was punishable with seven years imprisonment on conviction.

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