Crime
Bankers jailed for defrauding deceased customer of N2.9m
Two bankers, Titus Chima Nwankwo and George Ifiok Utibe-Abasi, have been convicted for stealing N2.9 million from the account of a deceased customer, Godfried Francis Osso.
The convicts had forged the signature of the late Osso in order to withdraw the amount from his bank account.
Nwankwo and Utibe-Abasi were convicted by Justice Elias Abua of the Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, when they pleaded guilty to separate one-count charges bordering on forgery, conspiracy, breach of trust and stealing.
The bankers, staff of a commercial bank, names withheld, were arraigned by the Uyo Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Abua sentenced Utibe-Abasi to three months in prison with an option of fine of N100,000; Nwankwo bagged three months with an option of fine of N50,000.
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