Banker arrested for allegedly stealing customer’s money

A 30-year-old banker currently facing trial at the Tarkwa Circuit Court for the alleged misappropriation of funds belonging to a customer of Access Bank has reappeared before the same court on similar charges.

Edmond Nashiru, the accused individual, entered a plea of not guilty to the charges and was subsequently remanded into prison custody. The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Joseph Lartey, informed the court presided over by Mrs. Hathia Ama Manu that the complainant, Felicity Acquah, is a rotational nurse residing in New Atuabo. Felicity holds a savings account at Access Bank’s Tarkwa branch, and Edmond serves as a front desk officer at the same bank.

On November 6, 2023, the Tarkwa Police received a complaint from Felicity, reporting that she had received multiple mobile alerts on the same day, indicating unauthorized debits totaling GH￠9,781.00 from her account. Upon approaching Edmond at the banking hall for clarification, Felicity was informed that fraudsters had stolen her money.

In response to the complaint, the police initiated an investigation and obtained a court order on November 16, 2023. The bank’s management was served with the order to provide detailed information on the transactions leading to the alleged misappropriation from Felicity’s account.

The bank’s audit department, upon investigation, presented a report to the police, identifying Edmond as the perpetrator. The report revealed that Edmond had utilized his cellphone to transfer the funds from Felicity’s account to two different MTN numbers.

During police questioning, Edmond admitted to assisting Felicity in installing a banking application on her mobile phone, through which he obtained her login credentials. In an attempt to conceal the crime, Edmond enlisted the help of his brother, who is currently evading authorities, to obtain two Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The stolen money was then deposited onto these SIM cards. After completing the transaction successfully, the two discarded the SIM cards to avoid detection.

The court has adjourned the case until Thursday, December 28, 2023, for further proceedings.

source: GNA