Idris Babatunde Olayiwola, a former Information Technology officer at Globus Bank, has strongly denied fraud allegations made against him by the bank. In a statement released on his X handle on Monday, Olayiwola described the allegations as “baseless” and “untrue.”
Olayiwola clarified that during his tenure at Globus Bank, he did not engage in hacking customer accounts or stealing funds. He stated that he left the bank due to unethical transactions at the top level, fearing for his career and safety.
In January 2019, Olayiwola was assigned to the Globus Bank Core Banking Application Project while working with Computer Warehouse Group (CWG).
After the project’s completion in November 2019, he joined Globus Bank in January 2021 to oversee their Core Banking Application processes.
“Fearing for my career, I decided to leave the bank. I received an offer from KPMG as an Assistant Manager in the Technology and Enablement Department as a Project Manager.
I accepted a pay cut to join KPMG in September 2021. My primary reason for leaving was simple: I feared for my life and career as a young man with all the things happening at Globus Bank,” Olayiwola stated.
Olayiwola recounted that when the Managing Director of the bank received news of his departure, he was very angry and offered him a lucrative salary, which he declined. He further stated that his professional relationship with Globus Bank ended in September 2021, and he moved to the UK in May 2022, continuing his work with KPMG until resigning in September 2022.
Addressing the fraud allegations, Olayiwola emphasized that he couldn’t have been involved in any fraudulent activities at Globus Bank since he had been in the UK since May 2022. He also refuted claims of employing someone before leaving the bank or taking over staff passwords to post transactions.
Olayiwola expressed surprise at the allegations, highlighting the operational procedures in place at banks that prevent any single staff member from accessing critical servers or applications. He also mentioned an unsolicited account being opened for him at Globus Bank in December 2023, which he reported as unauthorized.
In his statement, Olayiwola suggested that someone within Globus Bank might be attempting to use him as a scapegoat to cover up internal fraud. He has not received any communication from the bank or law enforcement regarding the accusations.
“Globus Bank may wish to hide some frauds and reckless unethical crises within their organization, but implicating me is ungodly. Globus Bank was not the last organization I worked for in Nigeria. I left Globus Bank in 2021, as such the attempt to soil my time and reputation with the bank is evil,” Olayiwola said.
Olayiwola concluded by emphasizing his commitment to integrity and hard work throughout his career. He indicated his readiness to expose the truth, supported by testimonies from former top executives of Globus Bank, to defend his professional reputation against these false claims.
Oreoluwa is an accountant and a brand writer with a flair for journalism.
