Alleged vandalisation: 5 NUBIFIE leaders regain freedom FIVE leaders of the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees, NUBIFIE, who have been in custody were weekend released after spending over two weeks in Police cell and Ikoyi Prisons. They were arrested on Friday, September 6, 2013 and detained at the state’s Criminal Investigation Department, CID, Lagos, based on petition by the management of Diamond Bank Plc, which accused them of vandalizing its property valued at N200 million and assaulting its employees. The offences were allegedly committed during a picketing of the banks by the labour leaders and civil society allies on July 10, 2013, for perceived unfair labour practices especially the sack of 400 NUBIFIE members including the bank’s unit officials of the union. The union leaders are Olalekan Adebambo (Chairman, Diamond Bank branch of NUBIFIE), Eniola Ilesanmi (Vice Chairman), Michael Olajide (Secretary) Benjamin Onyia (Treasurer) and Onyeonoro Favour (Auditor). Though they were granted bail by an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, on Monday 9, since then they battled from perfecting the bail conditions to alleged absence of the judicial officials to sign necessary papers before their release. The court had asked each of them to pay N200,000, provide tax clearance among others.
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:29:25 +0000