Bright Evobai and Okechukwu Okolo are the individuals accused, according to Sahara Reporters.
Here’s an excerpt from a statement released on the matter:
They were arraigned by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) on November 27, 2012 on an eight count charge.
The convicts, former employees of
Intercontinental Bank Plc (now Access Bank), conspired and defrauded the bank
to the tune of N9, 700, 000 (Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand Naira Only).
They allegedly used stolen letterhead paper belonging to Aminu Kano Teaching
Hospital Kano and forged the signatures of four designated signatories
including one of their superiors at the bank, to siphon fund from the
hospital’s fixed deposit account.
In an attempt to cover their track, they
distributed the proceeds of their crime into five different accounts within the
branch.
They both pleaded not guilty upon arraignment.
In the course of trial, the prosecution called
five witnesses to prove its case.
Justice Aboki, in his ruling, found them guilty
as charged and sentenced both to seven years imprisonment on counts 1,2,3,4,5,6
with no option of fine while the convicts are to serve six months imprisonment
each, on count seven and eight with an option N50,000 (Fifty Thousand
Naira) and N20, 000 (Twenty Thousand Naira) fine respectively.
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