The Accra Circuit Court has charged a 25-year-old National Service Personnel, identified as Jesper Kobina Mensah, with one count of stealing after he allegedly stole GH¢303,950 through unauthorised electronic transfers from a Stanbic Bank Ghana Ltd customer.
The charge is contrary to Section 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), as amended by Paragraph 4 of NLCD 398, and Section 107 of the Electronic Transaction Act, 2008 (Act 772).
According to a report by The Chronicle newspaper on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, the accused, Mensah, allegedly made unauthorised financial transactions from the account of a Ghanaian citizen who banks with Stanbic Bank Ghana.
The prosecutor in charge of the case, DSP Emmanuel Nyamekye, provided the brief facts in court, stating that the incident, which occurred on July 15, 2025, was brought to light when the bank, represented by its Manager of Investigations, Genevieve Ama Gadikor, reported the matter to law enforcement.
