Enugu Court docket Strikes Out Go well with By Former Financial institution Supervisor, Convicted For Stealing N219million

Anidiobi, who was granted pardon by the Enugu State Governor on December 31, 2024, had filed the swimsuit to get well properties acquired with the proceeds of the crime, which had been ordered to be connected and bought to compensate the financial institution.

An Enugu State Excessive Court docket on Monday, struck out a swimsuit filed by Oliver Anidiobi, a former Supervisor of Sterling Bank Plc, who was convicted and sentenced to eight years imprisonment for forgery and stealing N219 million from Ohha Microfinance Financial institution Restricted.

Anidiobi, who was granted pardon by the Enugu State Governor on December 31, 2024, had filed the swimsuit to get well properties acquired with the proceeds of the crime, which had been ordered to be connected and bought to compensate the financial institution.

The swimsuit No.E /911M/2025, had Oliver Anidiobi because the plaintiff whereas the Federal Republic Of Nigeria; Financial and monetary crimes fee; Ohha microfinance financial institution ltd; The Lawyer Basic & Commissioner For Justice Enugu State; The Chairman Prerogative Of Mercy Ministry Of Justice; and The Chief Registrar Excessive Court docket Enugu had been sued as 1st to sixth Respondents.

SaharaReporters studies that as then Department Supervisor of Sterling Bank Plc, he stole the sum of N219 million deposited for Fastened Deposit by Ohha Microfinance Financial institution Restricted in his department financial institution below his direct supervision.

Following the refusal to refund the cash, Ohaa Financial institution petitioned the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC). Upon investigation, Anidiobi was discovered culpable.

Subsequently, the anti-graft company arraigned Anidiobi on seventh Could 2019, earlier than an Enugu State Excessive Court docket in Cost NO: E/162C/19, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA VS. ANIDIOBI OLIVER CHUWUKA.

On the conclusion of the trial, the Honorable Court docket presided over by Justice Cyprian Ajah, delivered its’ judgment on 2nd November 2021. The court docket convicted and sentenced the accused (Anidiobi) to 8years imprisonment. The court docket ordered that the three properties which he acquired with the proceeds of the crimes be connected and bought and the proceeds be paid to Ohha Microfinance Financial institution Ltd.

The convict subsequently filed an enchantment on the Court docket of Appeal, Enugu Division. On the thirteenth September 2023, the appellate court docket unanimously upheld the judgement of the Excessive Court docket which convicted him.

After spending three years in jail, on December 2024, in train of the Energy of Prerogative of Mercy, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, granted him pardon.

Few months after he was pardoned, the ex-convict filed a swimsuit to get well a few of the properties he acquired by means of the proceeds of crime, which had been ordered by the court docket to be connected and bought and the proceeds paid to Ohha Microfinance Financial institution Restricted, the nominal Complainant he duped of N219million.

Nevertheless, on the resume listening to on Monday, his Counsel, C.F. Oziri (Mss), utilized to withdraw the swimsuit.

The counsels for the Respondents – Ohha Microfinance Financial institution Restricted, Olu Omotayo Esq; EFCC, Michael Ani, and and D.C. Odugu, for the Lawyer Basic of Enugu State didn’t oppose the withdrawal.

Ruling on the applying, the presiding decide, Justice Cyprian Ajah, held that in view of no objection by the respondents to the withdrawal, “the swimsuit is hereby struck out accordingly.”