Moniepoint has refuted reports identifying an alleged fraudster, Olumide Remilekun Owolabi, as its agent, clarifying that the suspect was unknown to the organisation.
The Nation had published a story from a briefing by the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Ari Mohammed Ali, where Owolabi was alleged to have sold a Point of Sale (POS) terminal to one Raphael Alabi but allegedly implanted a chip on it and also created an application on his mobile phone that enabled him to divert the money that were paid through the terminal between March 10 and July totalling N16,381,000.
Distancing the brand from the alleged crime, Moniepoint said it had checked its record and there was no such name as Olumide Remilekun Owolabi.
A rejoinder by the company’s external communications handlers stressed that it was incorrect to describe Owolabi as a Moniepoint agent because he has never been in their employ and was not known to the firm.
“It is not correct to describe Olumide Remilekun Owolabi as a “Moniepoint agent”, as you have done in your headline and first paragraph, so please correct this.
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“Most importantly, Olumide Remilekun Owolabi has never been employed by Moniepoint in any capacity and is not known to the company.
“Separately, and as a further for your information (FYI) – Moniepoint uses freelancers, who are able to work with multiple operators and often have multiple machines.
“Even if this individual was known to Moniepoint – which he isn’t – it would still be legally inaccurate to describe him as a “Moniepoint agent,” it said.