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A former SG-SSB Manager jailed 20 years for stealing
Sekondi, April 15, Ghanadot/GNA - A
Sekondi High Court on Tuesday sentenced Jeffrey Mensah 49,
former branch Manager of SG-SSB Bank Limited on his own plea
to 20 years imprisonment for stealing 120,000 Ghana cedis
(1.2 billion cedis) from the Bibiani branch of the bank.
Madam Patience Klinogo, Principal State Attorney prosecuting
told the court presided over by Mr Justice Robin Batu that
the accused was transferred from the Bibiani branch to Adum
branch of the bank in Kumasi in March 2007 and during
auditing the theft was detected.
She said the accused admitted the offence and pledged to pay
the debt but instead went into hiding.
Madam Klinogo said on September 28 last year, the accused
was arrested from his hideout in Kumasi and handed over to
the Bibiani Police who after preliminary investigations
handed him over to the Western Regional Criminal
Investigations Department for further investigations and
later charged with the offence.
Passing sentence, Mr Justice Batu said the accused was given
several opportunities to re-pay the money but failed to
honour his promise.
Mr Sam Johnson representing the accused pleaded with the
court to deal leniently with his client since he tried to
refund the money but failed.
GNA
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