EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgement): The respondent who was employed on 3rd July 1995 as an account clerk by Cooperative Bank Plc had progressed by promotions to the position of officer on the Bank's salary Group 12 from 1st April 2005. On the 29th November 2005, inspectors came from the Head office of the said bank to the Oyo Branch of the Bank, respondents work station from 2003. After inspecting the bank books in that Branch, the inspectors discovered that between 2004 and 2005, when the respondent was acting Treasury Officer of Oya Branch of the bank, some senior officers of the bank including the respondent defrauded the bank of sums of money amounting to 16.8 million naira. The bank then wrote to the respondent a query letter dated 6-12-2005 titled "Fraudulent Conversion of stolen cheques amounting to N16.8 million naira for pecuniary benefit of one Miss Afolabi Dorcas Folashade Savings Account at our Oya Branch", stating that the inspection revealed th…
SKYE BANK PLC
V.
ADEGUN
(2024) JELR 112857 (SC)
Supreme Court 27 Feb 2024 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The respondent, a bank employee since 1995, was subjected to disciplinary proceedings following the discovery of fraudulent withdrawals at his branch. Initially cautioned for negligence by his employer, he was later dismissed without fres
Case Details
Suit Number:SC/406/2018
Judges:JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC
UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, JSC
HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, JSC
TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, JSC
EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JSC
Counsel:Prince Aderemi Adekile for the Appellant.
Prince Abioye Oloyede-Asanike, SAN with Muyiwa Adeyemo for the Respondent.
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