An Accra High Court has sentenced Emmanuel Sakyi Afriyie, a former contract employee of ABSA Bank, to 10 years in prison for stealing GH¢1.2 million from the accounts of bank staff, including a deceased judge and a former Inspector General of Police (IGP).
Afriyie, 25, had been on trial since 2023 after his arrest at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) while attempting to flee the country with his girlfriend, Ivy Okertchiri. He had allegedly planned to escape to Dubai, UAE, using money he fraudulently withdrew
