A former staff of Sterling bank has been arraigned before a
court for stealing a staggering N27m from one of the bank's customers. A banker identified as Bawa Momodu has been arraigned before
Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers
State on a 16-count charge bordering on forgery, uttering and stealing to the
tune of N27 million.
He was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, after his arrest. The petitioner, Sterling Bank Plc, alleged that Momodu, a
former staff of the bank, stole the said amount from the account of one of the
bank’s customers.
The accused allegedly forged the signature of the said
account holder, and fraudulently withdrew the money from the bank, it said.
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