Former bank manager bags two years jail term over N65m scam

Justice Dije Abdu Aboki of the High Court of Kano State on Monday convicted and sentenced Usman Salifu to two years imprisonment for stealing.
The convict was alleged to have stolen N65,000,000 from one Yusuf Sale Dunari’s fixed deposit account domiciled at Oceanic Bank (now Ecobank) where he was a Branch Manager.
The convict, who had pleaded not guilty upon arraignment, dramatically changed his plea by admitting his guilt to all the four-count charge.
The defence counsel pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy, saying that the convict is a first offender and has aged parents and many dependants.
But the prosecuting counsel, M.M. Gambo, urged the court to make orders regarding restitution in sentencing the convict.
Justice Aboki accordingly convicted the accused and sentenced him to six months imprisonment with an option of N2 million fine on the first count, six months with an option of N500,000 fine on counts two and three and four months imprisonment with an option of N500,000 fine on count four.
All sentences are to run concurrently.