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Published By: Isa Isawade
By Paul Iyoghojie
A cleaner with old Mutual Insurance Nigeria Limited, Ibamiyi Gideon, 21, has been arrested by the Police at the Barbeach division, Victoria Island, Lagos and charged before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing his employer’s 27 old and new laptops valued N11.5m.
Police alleged that the defendant allegedly brought in a vehicle to pack the laptops from his employer’s office after workers had closed for the day.
Police further alleged that following the development, the complainant reported the matter to the Divisional Police Officer, DPO in charge of the Barbeach division who gave a marching order to her crack team to fish out the fleeing suspect and recover the gadgets from him.
The Police team after days of intelligence gathering tracked the defendant to a hideout in Lagos and arrested him.
After an investigation by Inspector Patience Eguabor and team, the defendant was charged before the Tinubu Magistrates’ Court on one count of stealing.
Police prosecuting Counsel, Inspector Ajaga Agboko told the Court that the defendant committed the offence on 9 June 2024 at 1-3 Ologun Agbaje Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Ajaga informed the court that the defendant used his position as a cleaner to steal his employer’s 27 laptops valued at N11.5m before he was arrested.
He said the offences, the defendant committed was punishable under section 287(5)(e)8 and (7) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge and Magistrate T.A Idowu granted N300,000 bail with two sureties in like sum.
Magistrate Idowu adjourned the case till 9 July 2024 for mention and ordered that the defendant be detained at the Ikoyi correctional facility till he perfected the bail conditions.