Justice Ibrahim Mairiga of the Kebbi State High
Court has convicted Suleiman Ibrahim Musa,
Bilyaminu Usman and Lawal Suleiman on a 16-
count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery,
theft and criminal breach of trust brought
against them by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, and sentenced them to 91
years in prison.
The convicts, who are former members of staff
of FinBank Plc (acquired by First City
Monument Bank Plc in 2011), Birnin-Kebbi
branch in Kebbi State, were first arraigned on
July 21, 2010, and had pleaded not guilty to
the charges.
Mr. Musa, who was then the head of
operations, defrauded the bank of N101,
707,000.
Messrs Usman and Suleiman, both tellers,
connived to defraud the bank of N6, 627,500
and N6, 267,500 respectively.
The crimes were committed between 2008 and
2010. They had at different times debited the
bank’s customers by carrying out unauthorized
withdrawals.
They were arrested by EFCC operatives
following a petition by the bank’s management,
after several customers lodged complaints
alleging fraudulent deductions from their bank
accounts.
They backed up their claims with various
documentary evidences – stamped deposits
and investment certificates.

After five years of trial, Justice Mairiga, having
been convinced by the evidence brought
before him by the prosecuting counsel, Aisha
Habib, found them guilty of the charges.
“By considering the amount involved and
weight of evidence presented before the court
by the prosecution, which was never
challenged by the defence, it shows that their
wrongful act caused a great injury to the
bank,” the judge said.
“I therefore find the accused persons guilty as
charged, and so convict and sentence them to
55 years, seven years and 29 years
imprisonment respectively without an option
of fine, with the jail term to serve
concurrently,, the judge ruled.
The judge also ordered the convicts to return
the stolen money to the bank.

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