The convicts, both former employees of Access Bank Plc, were prosecuted on separate one-count charges bordering on theft involving funds belonging to customers of the bank.
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of two former bank officials, Obadofin Daniel Bamise and Hadiza Oyiza Yakubu, for theft before Justice A.A. Bello of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna.
The convicts, both former employees of Access Bank Plc, were prosecuted on separate one-count charges bordering on theft involving funds belonging to customers of the bank.
According to the charge against Obadofin, “That you, Obadofin Bamise Daniel sometime between the 5th of November, 2024 and 23rd of January, 2025 in Kaduna, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, while being an employee of Access Bank Plc did in your capacity as an employee committed theft in the sum of N433,000.00 (Four Hundred and Thirty-Three Thousand Naira only) being property in possession of Access Bank Plc and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 274 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017 and punishable under same Law.”
The charge filed against Yakubu stated: “That you, Hadiza Oyiza Yakubu sometimes between the 5th of November, 2024 and 23rd of January, 2025 in Kaduna, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, while being an employee of Access Bank Plc did in your capacity as an employee committed theft in the sum of N806,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Six Thousand, Eight Hundred Naira only) being property in possession of Access Bank Plc and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 274 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017 and punishable under same Law.”
