A former contract staff of Absa Bank, Emmanuel Sakyi Afriyie, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for orchestrating a financial crime that saw over GH¢1.2 million stolen from bank customers.
The High Court in Accra found him guilty of multiple offenses, including fraudulent electronic fund transfer, stealing, unauthorized interference with electronic records, and money laundering.
Afriyie, who was 25 at the time of the crime in 2023, exploited customer Visa cards to siphon funds.
His scheme unraveled when he was arrested with his girlfriend at Kotoka International Airport on June 4, 2023, as they attempted to flee to Dubai.
