Banker jailed for stealing

Accra, Feb. 17, GNA - A banker who stole GH¢50,000 belonging to a micro=-inance company has been jailed by an Accra Circuit Court.

David Neequaye was charged with forgery of official documents and stealing.

Neequaye pleaded guilty and was convicted accordingly.

He was sentenced to three months imprisonment in hard labour on charge of stealing.

On the charge of forgery, Neequaye was sentenced to a fine of GH¢3,600 in default go to jail for three months.

Sentences are, however, to run concurrently.

Prosecuting Chief Inspector Francis Tarsan said the complainant was Mr Edmund Kwesi Bamfo, the head of Susu Banking at Nationwide Microfinance Company Limited.

Accused is an employee of the company and a “Susu” coordinator of the company.

During the month of November, last year, auditors of the company embarked on routine checks and discovered that Neequaye had embezzled funds belonging to the customers through the issuance of fake investment certificates.

It was discovered that accused had stolen GH¢50,000 and a report was made to the Police.

Accused, however, refunded GH¢1,600 to the company.