Justice Bello Lawal of the Kaduna State High Court, Zaria, Kaduna
state on Wednesday June 19, 2013 sentenced one David Danjuma Gwani who was
arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a 2- count
charge of theft to six months imprisonment on each count and ordered him to
restitute the victim to the tune of N250, 000.
The accused person who is an employee of United Bank for
Africa, Samaru Branch, Zaria, used his position as relationship officer to
suppress the accounts of customers by stealing the sum of N2,948,040 (Two
Million, Nine Hundred and Forty Eight Thousand, Forty Naira Only) from the
accounts between September 2011 and June 2012.
The charges read; “That you David Danjuma Gwani between
September 2011 and June 2012, in Zaria within the jurisdiction of the High
Court of Justice Kaduna State while being an employee of United Bank for Africa
Plc committed theft by stealing the sum of N745, 000 (Seven Hundred and Forty
Five Thousand Naira Only) in possession of the said United Bank for Africa and
that you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 289 of the Penal
Code.
“That you David Danjuma Gwani between September 2011 and
June 2012, in Zaria within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice Kaduna
State while being an employee of United Bank for Africa Plc committed theft by
stealing the sum of NN2, 203,040 (Two Million Two Hundred and Three Thousand
Forty Naira Only) in possession of the said United Bank for Africa and that you
thereby committed an offence punishable under section 289 of the Penal Code”.
The accused person pleaded guilty to the charges and was
convicted accordingly.
Wilson Uwujaren
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity
20th June, 201
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