Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation says the number of fraud cases attributed to internal abuse by staff of banks increased from 231 in 2016 to 320 in 2017.
Head, Communications and Public Affairs of NDIC, Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim, said in a statement in Abuja on Sunday that the figure was in the organisation’s recent report on off-site supervision of the Deposit Money Banks.
“The report relied on a total of 286 responses received from 26 banks during the period and there were 22 NIL monthly responses from the banks as at year ended December 31, 2017.
“The 286 responses received from banks in 2017 cited 26,182 cases of fraud and forgeries which is 56.30 per cent higher compared to 16,751 cases reported in 2016.
“Similarly, the amount involved in the fraudulent activities documented increased by N3.33 billion from the N8.68 billion reported in 2016 to N12.01 billion in 2017 or…
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