Court jails banker for 195 years over N21m fraud
The convict was said to have siphoned the money by forging signatures of the other signatories to the funds.
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Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, who delivered the judgement on Friday, November 4, also ordered the convict to refund N14,815,000 to Albasu community, owners of the micro-finance bank.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Suleiman on September 30, 2014, on 105-count charges.
He pleaded not guilty to all the counts.
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The judge sentenced him to serve two years on each of counts 1 to 44 and fined him N300,000 for each.
She ruled that where the convict defaults, he will serve additional six months imprisonment on each count.
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From counts 45 to 74, the convict was fined N500,000 or 12 months imprisonment on each count while on counts 75 to 105, he is to pay a fine of N200,000 or 12 months imprisonment on each count with the exception of count 97 which appeared to be duplication.
The sentences will run concurrently, meaning he will serve a maximum of two years.
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Suleiman had worked with Oceanic Bank before he was engaged by the community to take charge of their micro-finance Bank.
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