Justice Elias Abua of the Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State has convicted two bankers, Titus Chima Nwankwo and George Ifiok Utibe-Abasi, for stealing N2.9 million from the account of a deceased customer, Godfried Francis Osso.
Nwankwo and Utibe-Abasi forged the signature of the late Osso and withdrew the amount from his bank account.
They were convicted after they pleaded guilty to separate one-count charge bordering on forgery, conspiracy, breach of trust and stealing.
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The convicted bankers were arraigned by the Uyo Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Abua sentenced Utibe-Abasi to three months in prison with an option of fine of N100,000; Nwankwo bagged three months with an option of fine N50,000.
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