Pastor arrested for allegedly cloning manager's signature

– Prosecuting officer explains that pastor and others at
large committed said offence in April
– Alleged pastor pleads not guilty to the offence
– Magistrate gives final verdict on the matter
A pastor identified as Samuel Bonny has reportedly
forged the signature of an Access Bank manager to
siphon N5 million.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the man is standing trial at
the Igbosere magistrates court, Lagos, on a three-count
charge of conspiracy, fraud and forgery.
Speaking on the matter in court, the prosecuting officer,
Nicholas Akpene, noted that the accused and some
accomplice at large committed the said offences on
April 26, at Access Bank PLC.
According to him, Pastor Bonny made an attempt to
defraud the bank after presenting a cloned manager’s
cheque for confirmation.
Akpene argued that the offences contravened Sections
363 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011,
but the accused pleaded ‘not guilty’.
Mrs SK Matepo, the presiding magistrate, admitted
Bonny too bail in the sum of N1 million with two
sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till May 25
for mention.
Recently, one Pastor Osazee Igbinigie was arrested
alongside two other notorious robbers for their roles in
burglary and molestation.
According to the Edo state police command, Igbinigie is
an assistant pastor in one of the new generation
churches and was arrested alongside one 28 -year-old
Samson Ogbesosa, an indigene of Edo state who robbed
a girl of her handset and was arrested after sleeping
with her.
The pastor, a graduate of Abjuratory Technology at the
University of Benin, explained thus: “On Thursday last
week,
“I went to the bank because my brother told me he sent me
N5,000. So, when I slot my card into the machine, the ATM
told me that my card had expired.”