MICHAEL AKINOLA
A 32-year old sales lady, Orebanjo Temitope, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly stealing her Madam’s company’s money to the tune of N3m.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at the company known as Tejucret Ventures at Gbagada Road, Aina Close, Bariga area of Lagos, where she was employed as a sales lady.
According to the Police, the suspect had between 2017 to August 2024 in the Lagos Magisterial District, stolen the sum of N3,066,576.35 ,property of Monsurat Salami Tejumola and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 280 and punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.
The Police also alleged that the suspect, Temitope, did abuse her office as the sales lady to Tejucret Ventures by intentionally failing and violated the written law, rules and regulation in the discharge of her duties for the purpose of obtaining undue advantage for herself against the company policy and thereby corumitted an offence under Section 73(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.
The alleged scam got exposed after the company conducted an internal audit. The company discovered that the money in question was missing and traced it to the number of years she had worked in the company.
Thus, the matter was reported to the Police at Area F Command Headquarters in Ikeja and she was arrested and detained at the Command for interrogation over her alleged conduct.
After rounds of interrogation, the Police found her culpable and charged her before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence.
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 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 28th October, 2024, 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.