Supreme Court Affirms Six-Year Jail Term for Ex-Bank PHB MD Francis Atuche Over N25.7bn Fraud

According to the apex court,  Atuche in his appeal could not proffer convincing reasons why the concurrent judgements of the appellate and trial courts should be overturned.

Justice Moore Adumein, who read the unanimous decision pointed out that where a trial court’s decision on the demeanor of a party or witness is supported by the documentary evidence tendered, an appellate court has no business tampering with the decision of the trial court.

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