CHIDI NWAOMA UWA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appeal is against the judgment of the Adamawa State High Court delivered on the 27th day of October, 2021 (hereafter referred to as the trial Court) in which Nathan Musa, Acting C.J (as he then was) discharged the Respondent of the twelve (12) count charge of the offences of Criminal Breach of Trust, falsification of account and criminal misappropriation contrary to Sections 312, 309 and 319 of the Penal Code Laws of Adamawa State, 1997 respectively.
The Appellant who was dissatisfied with the judgment of the trial Court appealed against the discharge of the Respondent.
The background facts are that the Respondent was the Branch Manager of the Standard Micro Finance Bank Mubi Branch from October, 2015 to August, 2017. It was alleged that the management of the bank during their audited report found out that the Respondent misappropriated cash of over N17,000,000.00 (Seventeen Million Naira) belonging to the bank and its cu…