RismadarVoice Reporters
May 21, 2026
The Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced two former officials of Access Bank Plc, Obadofin Daniel Bamise and Hadiza Oyiza Yakubu, for theft involving funds belonging to customers of the bank.
The convictions were secured by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice A.A. Bello sitting in Kaduna.
The defendants were prosecuted on separate one-count charges bordering on theft.
According to the charge against Obadofin, he allegedly stole N433,000 between November 5, 2024 and January 23, 2025, while serving as an employee of Access Bank Plc.
Similarly, Yakubu was accused of stealing N806,000 within the same period while working for the bank.
The offences were said to contravene Section 274 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017.
Both defendants pleaded guilty to the charges.
Following their pleas, prosecution counsel, Moses Arumemi, urged the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.
Justice Bello subsequently sentenced the two ex-bankers to seven years imprisonment each, with an option of N50,000 fine respectively.
The EFCC said investigations revealed that the convicts carried out unauthorised withdrawals from the accounts of 305 customers who were beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s Palliative Scheme.
According to the anti-graft agency, the unauthorised transactions amounted to N7,842,700 and were allegedly transferred into accounts belonging to coordinators of the palliative scheme.
