Bankers get 91 years in jail over N114.6m fraud

Justice Ibrahim Mairiga of the Kebbi State High Court has convicted Suleiman Ibrahim Musa, Bilyaminu Usman and Lawal Suleiman on a 16-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery, theft and criminal breach of trust brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and sentenced them to 91 years in prison.
The convicts, who are former members of staff of FinBank Plc (acquired by First City Monument Bank Plc in 2011), Birnin-Kebbi branch in Kebbi State, were first arraigned on July 21, 2010, and had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Mr. Musa, who was then the head of operations, defrauded the bank of N101, 707,000.
Messrs Usman and Suleiman, both tellers, connived to defraud the bank of N6, 627,500 and N6, 267,500 respectively.
The crimes were committed between 2008 and 2010. They had at different times debited the bank’s customers by carrying out unauthorized withdrawals.
They were arrested by EFCC operatives following a petition by the bank’s management, after several customers lodged complaints alleging fraudulent deductions from their bank accounts.
They backed up their claims with various documentary evidences – stamped deposits and investment certificates.
Source:PT Ng

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