By Francis Igata

ENUGU — Operatives of 3 Mobile Police, Enugu Command, weekend arrested a man at a new generation bank for allegedly diverting a cheque into his account, against the directive of his boss.

The suspect, Onyebuchi Ugwuanyi, 23, from Nkalagu, Obukpa in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, was said to have allegedly diverted a cheque from his boss, Franklyn Alieze, of 29, Market Road, Akoka, Lagos into his account, instead of paying same into the account of his boss.

Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Enugu State police command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, DSP, who confirmed this yesterday, said: “Our operatives were alerted following surveillance reports available to us. Onyebuchi’s boss gave him N158,000 to pay into his account in the bank. Instead of paying the money into the boss’ account, he diverted the money into his account.

“The money was given to him in Lagos but he immediately left Lagos and travelled to Enugu to withdraw the money. “When we apprehended him, he confessed to the act and revealed that he needed the money to purchase a motorcycle.”