Two Ex-Bankers Jailed 43 Years For N9.7m Fraud

Date: 06-06-2014 6:01 am (9 years ago) | Author: sc hks
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Bright Evobai and Okechukwu Okolo, former employees of Intercontinental Bank Plc (now Access Bank), today, June 5, 2014 were sentenced to fourty three years imprisonment over false pretence and forgery by the Kano State High Court.


The two ex-bankers
They ex-bankers who were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on November 27, 2012 on an eight count charge conspired and defrauded the bank of Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand Naira by using stolen letterhead paper belonging to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano and forged the signatures of four designated signatories including one of their superiors at the bank, to siphon fund from the hospital’s fixed deposit account.
The convicts who deposited the money into five different accounts to avoid being caught pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.
In the course of trial, the prosecution called five witnesses to prove its case.
Justice Aboki, in his ruling, found them guilty as charged and sentenced both to seven years imprisonment on counts 1,2,3,4,5,6 with no option of fine while the convicts are to serve six months imprisonment each, on count seven and eight  with an option N50,000 (Fifty Thousand Naira) and N20, 000 (Twenty Thousand Naira) fine  respectively.
The sentences are to run concurrently.
The convicts were also ordered to pay N9.7million bank to the bank.



Posted: at 6-06-2014 06:01 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie
- Abubu86 at 6-06-2014 06:40 AM (9 years ago)
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Politicians looting billions of naira n going scot free.Wat a funny county
Posted: at 6-06-2014 06:40 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- angesco at 6-06-2014 06:42 AM (9 years ago)
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The things people will do to belong to the "jet set!"

Well, their time in prison (43years?/7 years?) will give them the time to DREAM about what they COULD have spent the money on!
Posted: at 6-06-2014 06:42 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- chicco77 at 6-06-2014 07:24 AM (9 years ago)
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gud for them
Posted: at 6-06-2014 07:24 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- queenbabe at 6-06-2014 07:39 AM (9 years ago)
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Fifato
Posted: at 6-06-2014 07:39 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
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- dareper at 6-06-2014 08:41 AM (9 years ago)
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Very bad of them, but the same should be extend to our politicians
Posted: at 6-06-2014 08:41 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- winace at 6-06-2014 08:42 AM (9 years ago)
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Some pple in prison are praying for devine marcle to take them out of prison while some are bent on going to prison. Ok o. Enjoy ur old age ther.
Posted: at 6-06-2014 08:42 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- schmit at 6-06-2014 08:45 AM (9 years ago)
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Prison don increase again
Posted: at 6-06-2014 08:45 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- daveobahon at 6-06-2014 09:47 AM (9 years ago)
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Chai
Posted: at 6-06-2014 09:47 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- cocoeni at 6-06-2014 10:13 AM (9 years ago)
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   Roll Eyes
Posted: at 6-06-2014 10:13 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- cocoeni at 6-06-2014 10:14 AM (9 years ago)
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Dem go hear pepper for inside prison.
Posted: at 6-06-2014 10:14 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- nestoba at 6-06-2014 10:22 AM (9 years ago)
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chai chai baba God deyooo!
Posted: at 6-06-2014 10:22 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Nicksam at 6-06-2014 01:10 PM (9 years ago)
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MAN 43 IS TOO MUCH OOO THIS IS NOT SHARIA LAW
Posted: at 6-06-2014 01:10 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- beneno at 6-06-2014 02:55 PM (9 years ago)
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 Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes
Posted: at 6-06-2014 02:55 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- raybenzino at 6-06-2014 04:57 PM (9 years ago)
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From piffery to criminals
Posted: at 6-06-2014 04:57 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
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- osamabinladin at 6-06-2014 05:29 PM (9 years ago)
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 Roll Eyes
Posted: at 6-06-2014 05:29 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- christianity at 6-06-2014 05:49 PM (9 years ago)
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ndi ori
Posted: at 6-06-2014 05:49 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Wysetots at 7-06-2014 06:46 AM (9 years ago)
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What about Diezani Madueke?

 Farouk Lawan, Bankole, Etteh...and the endless list of PoLOOTicians??
Posted: at 7-06-2014 06:46 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- Dumo12 at 7-06-2014 06:50 AM (9 years ago)
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that is what greed can do
Posted: at 7-06-2014 06:50 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie
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