Banker in court for allegedly stealing GH¢1 million

A 28-year-old banker, Adjetey Isaac Noi, has appeared before the Adenta Circuit Court in connection with the alleged theft of GH¢1 million from a community bank. Noi, who was the Branch Manager of Oyibi Area Community Bank PLC, has been charged with reactivating a dormant customer account and using it to transfer funds to various accounts in different banks between March and September 2025.

The court, presided over by Mrs Angela Attachie, granted him bail in the sum of GH¢1 million with two sureties, who are required to provide landed property as collateral. Noi pleaded not guilty to the charges. The case has been adjourned to February 17, 2026. Chief Inspector Maxwell Lanyo presented the facts, stating that the complainant was the Head of Audit and Inspection at ARB Apex Bank PLC, while Noi served as Branch Manager of Oyibi Area Community Bank PLC. During an audit and inspection of the Oyibi branch, auditors detected a transfer of GH¢1 million from the bank’s internal account into a dormant account held in the name of Nii Adjei Sowatey at the same bank.

Noi was subsequently arrested and failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the transfer during police interrogation.

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