The State High Court in Edo State has jailed Andrew Nwadiashi, a Frist Bank staffer, for two years for illegally withdrawing over 9 million naira from a customer’s account.
In a statement made available on its official Twitter page on Monday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC detailed that Mr Nwadiashi who pleaded guilty after he was arraigned before Justice M. Itsueli was accused of going against the bank’s policies to debit a customer’s account to the tune of N9,354,000.
“Nwadiashi was arrested following a petition by First Bank sometime in 2020. As Head, Non-Financial Transaction at the Warri branch of the bank in Delta State, he allegedly disregarded banking policy and debited a customer’s account to the tune of N9, 354,000.00. During the investigation, the banker confessed to the offence,” the statement read.
The banker was arraigned alongside eight internet fraudsters on Friday, August 4, 2023.
“Upon arraignment, the defendants pleaded guilty to their respective charges, prompting the prosecution counsel, I. M Elodi, IK Agwai, K.Y. Bello and Ibrahim Faisal to ask the court to convict and sentence the defendants accordingly,” it added.
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