The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Kichime Gomwalk, a branch manager of First City Monument Bank, FCMB, Michael Damkas Buayam of Tan Global Energy Limited, and Abbas Andrew Dayilim of Castlegate International Limited before Justice P. S. Gang of the Plateau State High Court Jos, on a five-count charge bordering on stealing, cheating and obtaining by false pretense to the tune of N55 million.
In a statement, the anti-graft commission said that the trio were arraigned on Tuesday, March 21.
The EFCC said that Gomwalk, while serving as branch Manager, FCMB Plc, Murtala Mohammed Way Jos, in Plateau State allegedly forged COCIN GRATUITY CERTIFICATE OF PLEDGE/LETTER OF SET-OFF dated 30th DECEMBER, 2019, purportedly co-signed by Mrs. Monica Bitrus Tang and Rev (Dr.) Amos Musa Mohzo, Directors, which he used to secure overdraft facility from FCMB Plc to the tune of N55 million with COCIN Gratuity account N0. 100GOMWALK379 domiciled with FCMB Plc.
The commission said that the defendants pleaded ‘not guilty’ when the charge was read to them.
The prosecution counsel, Uwaise Yusuf, urged the court to remand the defendants and fix a date for trial.
The judge adjourned the case till May 18, 2023, and ordered the remand of the defendants at the Jos Correctional Centre pending the hearing of their bail applications.
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