Stanbic Bank Staff Sentenced to 10 years Imprisonment For Stealing N23million From The Bank In Ghana

The Wa Circuit Court has sentenced a former
teller at the Wa branch of Stanbic Bank to 10
years imprisonment with hard labor for stealing
¢287,000 (N23 million) belonging to the bank,
reports MyJoy Ghana.
Presiding over the case, Justice Forson Baah
Agyapong found Abdulai Rahman, 29, who was
responsible for mobile money electronic
transactions at the bank guilty.
According to the Prosecutor, Detective Sergeant
Famous Kweku Agbasah the accused from
August, 31 to September 2, diverted the bank's
electronic cash to the tune of ¢287,000.
Mr Rahman then transferred the money to MTN
mobile money merchant accounts numbers
namely 0548715349, 0542058194 and
0549937512.
The Detective Sergeant noted that during the
period, the accused person was audited by the
bank and his staff identification came up as the
one responsible for all listed transactions.
A report was made to the police leading to the
arrest of Mr Rahman. The accused in his
statement to the police admitted stealing
¢190,000.00 belonging to Stanbic Bank and
transferred it to the aforementioned MTN mobile
money numbers for the purpose of transacting
his own business.
In the course of investigations, ¢10,000 was
retrieved from the accused, but the accused
pleaded not guilty to the charge of stealing.
However, the Wa Circuit Court judge, Justice
Forson Baah Agyapong in evaluating the case,
found the accused guilty of stealing.
Counsel for the accused, Clement Eledi, pleaded
with the Court to deal leniently with the
accused since he is a first time offender and a
young person. Justice Agyapong subsequently
sentenced the accused to 10 years
imprisonment in hard labor and ordered him to
refund ¢277,000 he stole to Stanbic Bank.
Also, the ¢10,000 retrieved during the
investigation was ordered to be returned to the
Stanbic Bank.