Fijabi Olanrewaju
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday 21st March 2023 arraigned Kichime Gomwalk, a branch manager of a second generation bank (name withheld); Michael Damkas Buayam of Tan Global Energy Limited; and Abbas Andrew Dayilim of Castlegate International Limited before Justice P. S. Gang of a Plateau State High Court Jos, on a five-count charge bordering on stealing, cheating and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of Fifty Five Million Naira (N55,000.000.00) fraud.
Kichime Gomwalk, while serving as branch Manager at the Murtala Mohammed Way Jos, in Plateau State is alleged to have forged the COCIN Gratuity Certificate of Pledge/Letter of Set-Off dated 30th December 2019, purportedly co-signed by Mrs. Monica Bitrus Tang and Rev (Dr.) Amos Musa Mohzo, Directors, which he used to secure an overdraft facility from the bank to the tune of Fifty-Five Million Naira (N55, 000.000.00) with COCIN Gratuity account N0. 100GOMWALK379 domiciled with the bank.
The defendants pleaded ‘not guilty’ when the charge was read to them. The prosecution counsel, Uwaise Yusuf urged the court to remand the defendants and fix a date for trial.
The judge adjourned the case till 18 May 2023 and ordered the remand of the defendants at the Jos Correctional Centre pending the hearing of their bail applications.
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