Former Company Staff, 38, Docked For Stealing Company’s N10m 

MICHAEL AKINOLA 

A 38-year old former company’s staff, Avoseh Juliana Pedetin, has been arrested and charged for allegedly stealing N10m belonging to the company in Lagos State. 

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Nile Capital Limited located at Ikeja, Lagos, where she was employed as a staff.

According to the Police, the suspect worked in the company but later resigned in December, 2022 and went away. However, two years after, the company was said to have carried out an internal audit and discovered that the money in question was missing.

Thus, the company wrote a petition to the Commissioner of Police, who directed the State Investigation Department to investigate the matter. The Police operatives moved into action, arrested the suspect and detained her at the Command for interrogation over the alleged missing money.

After rounds of interrogation, the Police found her culpable and consequently charged her before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged conspiracy and stealing.

However, she pleaded not guilty.

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

The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. B.O. Osunsanmi, granted her bail with sureties, who must show evidence of means of livelihood and addresses will be verified by the Court.

The matter was adjourned for mention while the defendant was remanded in custody at the correctional center at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending when she will perfect her bail conditions.