N.N. Anaka Esq: What is the wordings that the beneficiary receives
when his account is partially credited?
PW4:
The total balance will be indicated but the amount credited
will not show.
N.N. Anaka Esq: Do you know that the bank has a duty to protect both
literate and illiterate persons?
PW4:
Yes.
N.N. Anaka Esq: Is it a normal practice for an account holder to use
either the bank’s manager’s phone number or account officer
to make confirmation in his account’s transactions?
PW4:
Yes and the essence of the call is for account holder to have a
careful and diligent confirmation.
N.N. Anaka Esq: Are you aware that the complainant in this case called
your branch here in Sokoto to confirm the validity of the
transactions?
PW4:
I am not aware.
N.N. Anaka Esq: I put it to you that your branch of Sokoto were
negligent in handling the transactions/confirming the
transactions.
PW4:
I don’t think they are negligent.
N.N. Anaka Esq: That is all for this witness.
Court:
Any re-examination.
Onyeka Ekweazor Esq: Nil.
Court:
The witness is hereby discharged.
Onyeka Ekweazor Esq: That is the case of the prosecution.
N.N. Anaka Esq: In the circumstances, we apply for a date to open our
defence and we have agreed to the 7/12/2020 for defence.
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