EFCC Nabs FCMB Manager, Gomwalk Kichime Over N55m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned one Kichime Gomwalk of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), alongside two others for alleged fraud.

Gomwalk Kichime, who is a branch manager of FCMB was arraigned with Michael Damkas Buayam of Tan Global Energy Limited and Abbas Andrew Dayilim of Castlegate International Limited before Justice P. S. Gang of the Plateau State High Court Jos.

The trio was arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on stealing, cheating, and obtaining by false pretense to the tune of N55 million.

A statement by the EFCC noted that Gomwalk, while serving as branch manager of FCMB Plc, Murtala Mohammed Way Jos, in Plateau State allegedly forged a COCIN GRATUITY CERTIFICATE OF PLEDGE/LETTER OF SET-OFF dated 30th DECEMBER, 2019.

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The letter was purportedly co-signed by Mrs. Monica Bitrus Tang and Rev (Dr.) Amos Musa Mohzo, Directors after which it was used to secure an overdraft from FCMB Plc to the tune of N55, 000.000.00 with COCIN Gratuity account N0. 100GOMWALK379 domiciled with FCMB Plc.

The defendants had pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to them.

Meanwhile, the prosecution counsel, Uwaise Yusuf, urged the court to remand the defendants and fix a date for trial.

The judge, therefore, adjourned the case till May 18, 2023, and ordered the remand of the defendants at the Jos Correctional Center pending the hearing of their bail applications.