By Fola James
Serious pressure is being mounted on the Central bank of Nigeria, CBN to sack the Managing Director of the First City Monument Bank, Adam Nuru, over an illicit affair with a married woman, which later led to the death of the husband, one Tunde Thomas, as no fewer than 1500 persons have signed a petition for the commercial bank boss to be sacked.
Moyo Thomas, mother of two and a staff member of FCMB, was said to have had a romantic affair with Nuhu, which produced two children.
Her husband reportedly died of depression on December 16, 2020, after he found out that Nuru allegedly fathered their two children and not him.
The deceased husband suffered a cardiac arrest which later led to his death, report said.
A petition initiated by friends of the deceased, on Thursday had accused Nuhu of causing the death of Thomas, demanding his sack by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, warning that effort to sweep the allegation under the carpet will be resisted.
The Petition read in part “This is a case of gross misconduct based on ethical grounds and an unjustifiable economic oppression by the elite (Adam Nuru) against the underprivileged in the society,” the petition, which has already garnered over 700 signatures, reads.
“The MD has been doing everything possible to sweep this case under the carpet. We implore the Central Bank of Nigeria, as the apex regulator, and the board of FCMB to investigate this for the integrity of the bank and Nigerian banking industry.”
Meanwhile, FCMB issued a statement on Friday, signed by Diran Olojo its spokesman, where the bank said investigation has commenced on the matter.
The bank said “We are aware of several stories circulating across several media platforms about our bank’s Managing Director, Adam Nuru, a former employee, Ms Moyo Thomas, and her deceased ex-husband, Mr Tunde Thomas,” the statement read.
“While this is a personal matter, the tragedy of the death of Mr Tunde Thomas and the allegations of unethical conduct require the bank’s board to conduct a review of what transpired, any violations of our code of ethics and the adequacy of these code of conduct ethics. This will be done immediately.
“We enjoin all our stakeholders to bear with us as we conduct this review and to please respect the various families involved.
“Our Board of Directors are reviewing all aspects of this report and once they are done with their review, we will revert to you.”
