FCMB Manager Arraigned for 55 Million Naira Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria has arraigned Kichime Gomwalk, a bank manager of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), along with Michael Damkas Buayam of Tan Global Energy Limited and Abbas Andrew Dayilim of Castlegate International Limited for alleged fraud.

The three were arraigned on five counts of stealing, cheating, and obtaining money by false pretenses, amounting to N55,000,000.00 (fifty-five million naira).

Gomwalk, who was the manager of FCMB’s branch in Jos, Plateau State, allegedly forged a COCIN Gratuity Certificate of Pledge/Letter of Set-Off dated December 30, 2019, purportedly co-signed by Mrs. Monica Bitrus Tang and Rev (Dr.) Amos Musa Mohzo, Directors, and used it to secure an overdraft facility from FCMB Plc to the tune of N55 million with COCIN Gratuity account number 100GOMWALK379 domiciled with FCMB Plc. The accused persons were arraigned before Justice P. S. Gang of the Plateau State High Court Jos.