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General News on Friday, April 12, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-04-12
Medina would have left her money wrapped in polythene near her desk and returned home
The Tema District 1 Police Command opened an investigation into the circumstances in which a teller at the main branch of the National Investment Bank (TIB) in Tema had forgotten to keep 35,500 GH ¢ d. money in the safe one day when thieves broke into. the banking room at night.
Ms. Medina Ablorh allegedly left the crate wrapped in polythene near her office and returned home on Saturday, April 7, 2019, around 4 pm
Similarly, Bernard Baah, security officer, discovered the 35,000 GH ¢ left, chose it and hid it in the trunk of a vehicle belonging to the bank without informing his superior .
Finally, when the thieves managed to sneak into the ticket hall the same evening, they did not find any money and ran away empty-handed before they could be apprehended when there was another security guard spotted them.
The thieves broke into the bank hall on Sunday, April 7 at 2:15 am, police said.
Security man arrested
The day the security officer, Bernard Baah was arrested and got a police bond.
Similarly, the bank's cashier, Ms. Medina Ablorh, was also arrested and released on bail.
Police Briefing
Chief Superintendent Stephen Kwasi Kwakye, Tema District 1 Police Commander, told Graphic Online that the police were trying to unravel the circumstances that led to the attempted robbery at the bank.
The police commander said that an investigation was underway on Baah to determine the reasons why he had not informed his superiors of the amount of money found on Ms. Medina Ablorh's office. during a routine check at the bank counter on Saturday, April 6, 2019, after the closure of the bank. .
thieves
Four alleged thieves allegedly stormed the bank on that date after being able to get in through the exit of the bank's staff at the back of the building.
They would have used scaffolding to change the position of the closed circuit surveillance camera (CCTV) installed in the back to ensure that the camera does not record their activities.
According to the district police commander, thieves could not withdraw any money from the bank.
A night security officer reportedly found them and sounded the alarm, attracting the attention of the armed police officer who was also on duty at the bank.
The thieves, however, fled by crossing the fence wall covered with wires and escaped arrest.
Chief Superintendent Kwakye testified that the bank's staff, Ms. Medina Ablorh, chief cashier at the branch, was on duty on Saturday, April 6, 2019, and that after the closure of her job, she was not no deposit of 35,520 GH. lotto operators in the main vault even though she had in her possession the keys to the vault.
Mrs. Ablorh, according to the police, would have forgotten and left the money on her desk, including a key for her drawer in the bank, where she also keeps the key to the safe.
She reportedly closed and left the bank at 4 pm the same day.
He stated that a day security officer, Bernard Baah, was conducting a routine check after the departure of all staff, claiming to have discovered the money wrapped in a polythene bag near Ms. Ablorh's office. .
"Baah claimed that he had taken the money, counted it and that he had gone in a safe to hide it in the trunk of one of the vehicles. from the bank parked on the scene, after which he had locked the bank and handed the key to his supervisor, Mr. Christian Agu must be taken to the police station, "said Chief Superintendent Kwakye.
The commander explained that, although the thieves had failed in their attempted robbery of the bank, the initial investigations were intended to suggest that they might have had inside information that would have them armed to launch the robbery. ;attack.
He baderted that similar incidents with the same modus operandi had been recorded in the Meridian enclave and that six financial institutions had suffered from it, hence the determination of the police to get to the bottom of things in this case. case.
"Currently, we have asked the bank to provide CCTV footage to facilitate our investigations," said Superintendent Chie Kwakye.
Ms. Ablorh, who has reported working at the bank for the past 13 years, told Graphic Online that she had completely forgotten the money that had been given to her by a colleague who had recovered her .
According to her, she remembers leaving the money only after a phone call from her boss about the burglary.
"Usually, the funds collected on weekends are kept in the safe and are not introduced into the system until the following Monday, because it is the norm," she said.
Her intention, she said, was to deposit the money in the trunk after the job closed, however: "I completely forgot because I had so much to do that day and when I realized that it was time to close, I quickly cleared my desk and left. like at home so that I can take care of my children, "she said.
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