Court Adjourns Sky Bank's NLE 2.3M Fraud Case Due to Court Non-Sitting

Court Adjourns Sky Bank's NLE 2.3M Fraud Case Due to Court Non-Sitting

The judicial proceedings involving Sky Bank employee, Tamba Mani, have been rescheduled to February 9th, 2026, for continuation. The adjournment was necessitated by the court's non-sitting on Thursday, the date the matter was originally scheduled for its second mention.

The defendant was slated for his second court appearance; however, the court's closure led to the postponement of the case to the next available date.

Tamba Mani, a 30-year-old banker, first appeared before Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah of Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown, facing four serious charges.

These charges include Conspiracy to Defraud, Larceny by Servant, Fraudulent Embezzlement, and Money Laundering. The charges are filed under relevant Sierra Leonean legislation, including the Larceny Act 1916 and the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation Act 2024.

According to the particulars of the offence, on Thursday, August 14th, 2025, at Sky Bank’s Makeni branch in Bombali Shebora Chiefdom, the defendant, with intent to defraud, allegedly conspired with unknown persons to commit fraud against Sky Bank Sierra Leone Limited. It is further alleged that Mani, in his capacity as the branch service manager at Makeni, stole the sum of two million three hundred and eighty-five thousand Leones (Le 2,385,000) from the bank.

The same counts also cite him for fraudulent embezzlement and the illicit conversion of this amount.

The defendant did not enter a plea when the charges were read and explained to him.

Citing the gravity of the allegations, Magistrate Jah denied bail and ordered the defendant to be remanded at the male correctional facility in Freetown.

The case is now adjourned to February 9th, 2026, for the subsequent stage of proceedings. The matter is being prosecuted by Tommy B. Zizer, Esq.