There was confusion in the Oke-Ilewo Area of Abeokuta, Ogun State as a man identified as Sodirudeen Rufai, attempted to set fire to the Guaranty Trust Bank building.
According to the suspect, who is now in police custody, all his efforts to retrieve his N500,000 that was debited without his authorization fell on deaf ears.
It was gathered that the Area Commander, Metro, Abeokuta, had earlier advised the suspect to giver room for the bank to follow its procedure in unraveling the circumstances behind the deduction when the matter was reported at the police station.
The bank customer reportedly tried to set the building on fire after he was informed by a bank staff that he had been defrauded.
After receiving the news from the bank official who attended to him, Rufai was said to have gone back to the bank with petrol and began to sprinkle it on the banking hall.
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While the drama was unfolding, some customers scampered for safety, while others, along with the bank security staff members, wrestled Rufai to the ground before he could use the lighter in his hand.
It was gathered that the bank’s Chief Security Officer, Godwin James, handed the suspect to the Ibara Police Division.
Meanwhile, during interrogation, the suspect was said to have claimed that he took the action to attract the attention of the necessary authorities about what the bank did with his money.
Speaking with on Wednesday, the state police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, said Rufai would be charged with attempted suicide and murder.
Odutola said, “He was fighting a noble cause in an ignoble way. He has a right to make a complaint that his money is missing. But the way he went about it was wrong. We are going to hold him for an attempt to commit suicide with murder because if he had succeeded, he would have killed himself and every other person in the bank.”