A 28-year-old banker, Adjetey Isaac Noi, has been arraigned before the Adenta Circuit Court for allegedly stealing GH¢1 million from Oyibi Area Community Bank PLC.
Noi, the bank’s Branch Manager, is accused of reactivating a dormant customer account without the owner’s consent and using it as a transit account to transfer the funds to accounts at various banks between March and September 2025.
He has been charged with stealing and pleaded not guilty.
The court, presided over by Mrs Angela Attachie, granted him bail of GH¢1 million with two sureties, who must justify the bail with landed property.
His lawyer argued that he was not a flight risk because he has a fixed residence in Dodowa in the Greater Accra Region.
According to Chief Inspector Maxwell Lanyo, auditors from ARB Apex Bank PLC discovered the case after inspecting the Oyibi branch on September 28, 2026, following intelligence about suspected fraudulent transactions.
They allegedly discovered that GH¢1 million had been transferred from an internal bank account into an account belonging to Nii Adjei Sowatey.
The matter was reported to the police, and Noi was arrested. Prosecutors said he could not provide a satisfactory explanation for the transaction.
Investigations allegedly found that he had reactivated the dormant account and used it to channel the money into other bank accounts.
“Noi was unable to account for the transfers during investigations,” the prosecution said.
The case has been adjourned to February 17, 2026.
