In a case before the Tarkwa circuit court, a 30-year-old banker named Edmond Nashiru is facing charges for allegedly dishonestly appropriating money from a customer's account at Access Bank.

The accused, who works as a front desk officer at the bank, has pleaded not guilty to the charges and has been remanded into prison custody.

The complainant, Felicity Acquah, a rotational nurse, reported to the police that she received multiple mobile alerts on November 6, 2023, indicating that her savings account at Access Bank had been debited with a total amount of GH￠9,781.00 without her consent.

Upon seeking clarification from Edmond at the bank, he allegedly informed her that fraudsters had stolen her money. Subsequent police investigation, initiated on November 16, 2023, involved obtaining a court order to compel the bank to provide detailed information on the transaction.

The bank's audit department reportedly found that Edmond was behind the theft, using his cell phone to transfer the money to two different MTN numbers.

Edmond was arrested and, during questioning, admitted to assisting Felicity in installing a banking application on her phone and obtaining her login credentials. He also disclosed that he had enlisted his brother's help to acquire two Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards for the purpose of depositing the stolen money.

After completing the transactions, they reportedly discarded the SIM cards to avoid detection.

The court has adjourned the case to Thursday, December 28, 2023, for further proceedings.