Why FG Charged First Bank MD, Staff With Forgery

More details of the Federal Government charge of forgery and conspiracy levelled against First Bank, its managing director and other senior staff have emerged.

GWG.ng reports that the charges against the bank and its senior staff have been traced to a 2016 transaction in which the bank and its senior officials were alleged to have conspired in forging a tripartite legal mortgage without the consent of the owner of the property.

In the charge sheet, marked CR/266/2023 before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, two lawyers, Muftau Ande and Dibiaezue Chuks, as well as the Utako Branch Manager of First Bank, Abuja were also listed.

The Federal Ministry of Justice in the charge sheet alleged that the five defendants were accused of among other things, forging a “tripartite legal mortgage without the consent of the proprietor of Whiteplain British School, Mr Francis Chukwumah Nwufor, with intent to commit fraud.”

According to the Federal Government, the defendants were furthermore alleged to have dishonestly dispossessed Nwufor of his property using the forged tripartite legal mortgage.

According to the Federal Government charge sheet, the defendants sometime in 2016, within the jurisdiction of the court, conspired to forge a tripartite legal mortgage without the consent of the proprietor of Whiteplain British School, Mr. Francis Chukwumah Nwufor, with the intent to commit fraud.

In the first count, First Bank and the other defendants were charged with forgery and criminal conspiracy contrary to sections 96  and 363 of the Penal Code.

Additionally, the prosecution alleged that the defendants committed a criminal breach of trust contrary to Section 311 of the Penal Code and said they are liable to be punished under Section 312 of the same law.

In count three, the defendants were accused of dishonestly dispossessing Nwufor of his property while being entrusted with the tripartite legal mortgage.

GWG.ng reports that Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie adjourned till May 8 for arraignment after the prosecution lawyer, Ndidi Ezinwa-Ukoha, said all the defendants had yet to be served with the charge.

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