Limbe-Cameroon: Local Bank Teller Disapears With FCFA 100 million

A lady whose names the SUN got as Nanje Rose Essome Epse Eko, Cashier of the Union Bank’s Limbe branch has allegedly bolted with a whooping sum of more than FCFA 100 million and is nowhere to be found.
The circumstances under which she carried out this act are unclear and investigations are ongoing to ascertain how a low-level bank employee could pull off such a heist.

However, reports have it that Rose has worked for the bank for quite a while now and had gradually earned the trust and confidences of her superiors and many customers which might have given her access to such amounts.
A team from the bank’s headquarters in Douala was dispatched last week to investigate into the matter and also find out if Rose acted alone or with the complicity of other workers. It is alleged that from the findings, other heads have started rolling due either to negligence, oversight or complicity.  

Rumours also have it that while on the hunt for Rose, her husband and another family member were arrested and remanded in custody for interrogation but were later released. The SUN has not independently confirmed the rumours.
Two other employees of the bank were later arrested for negligence and released on bail to appear in court on Monday, October 17.

The two employees are said to have been dismissed by the bank for gross negligence after a team from the Douala headquarters found out that Rose might have stolen money in the shades of over FCFA 100M whereas the Limbe Bank had only reported FCFA 50M stolen.
A source from the Limbe Central police station who opted for anonymity told The SUN that the money appears to have been stolen systematically over a period of time. The source alleged that Rose might have been collecting money from customers without presenting the whole sum to the bank.

The Sun