6 employees face N3m theft charge
Employees
By Tomisin Erogbogbo
Lagos, Sept. 19, 2018 (NAN) Six employees of a thrift collection company were on Wednesday brought before a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N3 million belonging to the company.
The accused are Ogechi Okoli, 28; Amarachi Opara, 27; Omotayo Oluwanisola, 27; Oluchi Uzoma, 29; Edhewres Amans, 25 and Peace Malachy, 26.
The accused are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, theft and forgery.
They, however, pleaded innocence of the offences.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Hafsat Ajibode, told the court that the accused committed the offences on July 23, at No. 110, Nnamdi Azikwe St., Lagos Island.
She said that the accused, who were employees of Unilamb Global Savings Company, a thrift collection company, conspired to steal N3 million belonging to the company.
“The second accused, Opara, who is the system operator, and is in charge of inputting all the data of customers and transactions masterminded the theft.
“They opened another account where they were siphoning the money collected from customers and forging customers’ signatures
on their cards to make it look as if the customers have collected their money.
“Their fraudulent activities were noticed when customers that they claimed had collected their money came to ask for their money,” she said.
The offences contravened Sections 287 (7), 368 (1) and 411 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).
Sections 287 (7) and 368 (1) stipulate seven years imprisonment each while Section 411 carries two years imprisonment for offenders.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, granted each of the accused bail in the sum of N250,000 with one surety in like sum.
He said that the surety must be gainfully employed and be relatives of the accused persons.
Elias adjourned the case until Sept. 24 for mention.(NAN)
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Edited by Tayo Ikujuni/Idris Abdulrahman