NAN-H-25
Stealing
By Deborah Akpede
Lagos, Oct. 18, 2016 (NAN) For allegedly stealing N3.8million belonging to a company, 35-year-old Temitope Adesanya was on Tuesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.
Adesanya, a resident of Mowe area of Ogun, is charged with fraud and stealing.
The prosecutor, Insp. Clifford Ogu, said that the accused committed the offences between the 2015 and 2016 at Ilupeju in Lagos.
He said that the accused stole N3.8million, property of Mutual Life Benefits Assurance.
Ogu said that the accused fraudulently obtained money from customers of the company for their premium policy.
“The accused unlawfully obtained money from clients under the pretence of remitting it into their policy account with the company, but diverted the money for her own use.
“The fraud was discovered when 12 clients came disturbing the company over the interest on their money.
“It was later discovered after investigation that the accused did not also remit the money of 18 other clients into the company’s account,” the prosecutor said.
Ogu said that the offences contravened Sections 285 and 312 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 312 prescribes a 15-year jail term for offenders.
The accused pleaded innocence of the offences and was granted bail in the sum of N200,000, with two sureties in like sum.
The Magistrate, Mrs T. Akanni, adjourned the case to Dec. 5 for mention. (NAN)
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Edited by Folorunso Poroye/Oluwole Sogunle