2 Care Givers Docked For Siphoning N5.7m From Old Man’s Bank Account 

Two professional female care givers, Omoniyi Omolara, 23 and Babatunde Oluwaferami, 25, have been arrested and charged in Lagos for allegedly siphoning N5.7m from an old man’s bank account through his phone. 

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at llero Avenue, Ijegun area of Lagos, where the victim, John Uko, resides.

According to the Police, the victim’s phone got lost sometime in December, 2024 and all the money in his Zenith Bank account were collected through the phone before the victim’s family realized.

The matter was reported to the Police at Isheri Oshun Division. The operatives moved into action and eventually arrested the care givers in Ibadan area of Oyo State.

After interrogation and finding them culpable, the Police charged them before the Ejigbo Magistrate Court for the alleged offence.

The charges read:

“That you, Omoniyi Omolara, 23 and Miss Babatunde Oluwaferami, 25 and others now at large sometimes in the month of December, 2024 at No.17, llero Avenue, Ijegun Lagos, in the Lagos state magisterial district, did conduct yourself in a manner likely to cause breach of peace by illegally entering into the house of one John J. Uko ‘m’ and stealing therein, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 168(d) law of Lagos state Nigeria 2015.”

COUNT I1:”That you, Omoniyi Omolara, 23 and Miss Babatunde Oluwaferami, 25, and others now at large on the same day, place and time at the aforementioned magisterial district, did conspire together to commit felony to wit stealing of one Itel Android Phone from the house of one John) Uko ‘m’, and, thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 411 law of Lagos state Nigeria.”

COUNT III:”That you, Omoniyi Omolara,23 and Miss Babatunde Oluwaferami, 25 and others now at large at the same date, place and period at the aforementioned Magisterial district, did enter into the house of one John.J Uko ‘m’ and steal the sum of Five Million Seven Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand Seven Hundred and Seven Naira Only (N5,726,707.00) by using his stolen Itel Android phone to do the transfer from his Zenith Bank account, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 287 law of Lagos state Nigeria.”

However, they pleaded not guilty.

The prosecutor, Supol Benedict Aigbokhan, then asked the Court to give a date for hearing since they pleaded not guilty to enable the Police to prove that they actually committed the alleged offence.

The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. A.K. Dosumu-Uthman, granted them bail in the sum of N1m with two sureties in like sum, who must show evidence of means of livelihood and tax payment while addresses will be verified by the Court.

The matter was adjourned till 10th March, 2025, for mention while the defendants were remanded in custody at the correctional center at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending when they will perfect their bail conditions.