Man who tried forging a customer's signature in same bank with him, arrested

Lukeman Ibrahim, from Bauchi state and a graduate of Pure Mathematics from the University of Maiduguri, has been arrested for attempting to forge the signature of a bank customer to withdraw N110,000 from his account, after successfully stealing his withdrawal slip.

The suspect who was handed over to the police by the bank's security, was arrested after his face didn't match that of the owner of the account, after he attempted withdrawing the money the victim, Theophilus Agada had transferred into the account at  GTB, Garki branch, Abuja.

" I was already out of the bank premises when they called me and said someone wanted to make a withdrawal from my account. They said they had to call me because the suspect’s face did not match mine.

On getting to my bank, I saw that the suspect forged exactly my signature and my full name. Everything was perfect except his face which gave him away. This is the second time the suspect is trying to defraud people at the bank.

Last week, he attempted defrauding another person at the Area 3 branch of GT Bank but was arrested and later bailed only for him to repeat the same crime at Area 11 today.

People should be very alert as someone standing next could be a thief" the victim said.

According to Vanguard, Ibrahim who alleged he was hungry and under the influence of drugs, has been remanded at the Garki police station.

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