The Ogun State police command has arrested a man identified as Sodirudeen Rufai, for attempting to set fire to the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) building situated in the Oke-Ilewo Area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Tuesday.
The suspect had claimed that he decided to raze the bank after his several complaints that an unauthorised N500,000 was debited from his account fell on deaf ears.
According to Punch, Rufai was advised by the Area Commander, Metro, Abeokuta, that he should allow the bank to follow its procedure in unravelling the circumstances behind the deduction when he reported the matter.
It was gathered that the issue got worse after the bank told him that he had been defrauded.
Following the announcement of the news, Rufai went to the bank with petrol and began to sprinkle it on the banking hall.
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.
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 action to attract the attention of the necessary authorities about what the bank did with his money.
The state police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, while speaking on the incident, on Wednesday, 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.”