FRAUD: Ex-banker bags 3-year jail term for converting customer’s funds for personal use
A former staff of Diamond Bank, Elijah Joseph John, has been convicted for three years over charges bothering on computer related forgery, identity theft and impersonation.
John landed in trouble when a certain Aniebeit Daniel Udeme, a bank customer, said he deposited the sum of N400,000 into his account, and the said sum was moved out of his account same day.
Udeme said he reported the unauthorised transaction to the bank but was later told that the transaction could not be reversed. He therefore alerted the EFCC.
Investigation then revealed that John moved the fund for his personal gain by fraudulently activating mobile banking on his phone. He used Udem’s banking details under the pretext that he was assisting the victim in resolving a mobile banking issue.
John pleaded guilty to a two count charge preferred against him by the Uyo zonal office of the EFCC.
He has also been ordered to pay a fine of N100,000. He has since returned the N400,000 to the owner.
Justice Fatun Riman of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo gave the judgement on Tuesday, February 20.
