Douala: Man attempts to rob FCFA 517 mln from BEAC

Cashiers found signatures of three senior executives of the Urban Community of Douala. That’s what caught their attention.

Thomas Ayang is now in the regional division of the Judicial Police of the Littoral. He was sent there because of an attempted diversion of FCFA 517 million from the regional headquarters of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC).

The Le Jour newspaper, of April 6, 2016, reported that according to information collected in the field on April 5, Ayang Thomas appeared in the premises of the bank to make a withdrawal.

He explained to cashiers, that “he just got paid.” “Our sources indicate that among the documents required for obtaining the FCFA 517 million, cashiers discover the signatures of three senior executives of the Urban Community of Douala. This alerted the cashiers,“ writes the newspaper.

After checking the documents, the cashiers realized that they were all “fake.” While he was making a photocopy of his National Identity Card, he was arrested by the internal police of the bank.

“For now, we have not yet begun his hearing. What I can tell you is that he is on our premises,“ said a source in the regional division of the Judicial Police told Le Jour newspaper.