Mobile Banker Jailed 5yrs for Stealing over GH₵13k 

A Mobile Banker, Essah Gabriel Ansah Sasraku has received five years imprisonment in hard labour for dishonestly and appropriating an amount of Gh ₵113,414.00 belonging to South Akim Rural Bank in Osenase.

The accused, 26 years was charged for stealing, contrary to section 124(1) of the criminal offences act 1960,(Act 29) when he appeared before Honour Abubakari Abass Adams.

Based on the facts of the case presented by Chief Inspector Richard L. Adukpo, the accused is an employee (Mobile Banker) in charge of Akwatia Zone, and the complainant, the manager for the Osenase branch of the Bank.

The prosecutor opined, that on May 6, 2021, a customer of the Bank tried to withdraw his savings with the accused at the Kade branch and detected that his money at the Bank is far lower than what was written in his passbook.

The manager of the Bank requested the passbook and detected, that Gh ₵20,800 belonging to the customer cannot be traced in the bank books as it was in the passbook.

A report was made to the police who contracted Financial Auditors and upon auditing, the accused admitted having suppressed the Gh ₵20,800 to other customers but the audit report detected Gh ₵115,414 been suppressed.

The prosecutor said the accused after his arrest refunded Gh ₵2000.00 to the Bank but was unable to refund the balance of Gh ₵113,414.00 until she was sent to court for prosecution. 

William Ofori Akwaboa, Eastern Regional Correspondent