KINGSLEY EBERE
A 27-year old Point of Sale (POS) operator, Ibeh Ebuka, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly siphoning N1.6m inside the machine and converting the money to own use.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened on 29th September, 2024 at
Prophet T.B Joshua Street, Ikotun Lagos, where the owner, Adeniyi Joy, employed him.
According to the Police, the suspect was employed by the complainant and given the POS with the money inside the machine. But he withdrew the whole money, bolted away and disconnected every communication he had with the complainant.
The matter was reported to the Police at Ikotun Division. The Police trailed, eventually arrested and detained him at the station for interrogation over his alleged conduct.
During interrogation, he admitted that he actually withdrew the money but had spent it before he was arrested and had no money to refund the complainant.
The Police found him culpable and charged him before the Ejigbo Magistrate Court for the alleged offence which attracts several years of imprisonment.
The charge read:
“That you, Ibeh Ebuka ‘M’ on 29/12/2024 at about 1130hrs, at Prophet T.B Joshua Street, Ikotun Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did steal cash of sum of One Million Six Hundred and Fifty-Eight Thousand Naira ((N1,658,000.00) being the money given to you to operate with the point of sales (POS), Property of One Adeniyi Joy ‘F’ and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 280 and punishable under Section 287(7), of the Lagos State Criminal Law, 2015.
He pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Inspector Simeon Njue, then asked the Court to give a date for hearing since he pleaded not guilty to enable the Police to prove that he actually committed the alleged offence.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. A.K. Dosumu-Uthman, granted him bail in the sum of N500,000 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 13th January, 2024, for mention while the defendant was remanded in custody at the correctional center at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending when he will perfect his bail conditions.