Man in court for allegedly stealing recharge cards
The police in Lagos on Thursday arraigned a 38-year-old salesman, Raymond Okougbenin, for allegedly stealing recharge cards valued at N862,315.
Okougbenin, an employee of Talents West African Limited which deals in GSM cards, is standing trial at the Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court on a one-count charge of stealing.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Chief Magistrate, Sherifat Solebo, granted the accused bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Olakunle Shonibare, told the court that Okougbenin committed the alleged offence on June 14 at about 9 a.m. at Egbeda, Lagos.
He said the alleged offence contravened Section 390(9) cap 17, Vol. II of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
The case was adjourned till July I5 for further hearing. ...............................................................................................3 former bank employees docked for allegedly stealing N34.3m
Three former employees of Wema Bank Plc were on Thursday charged before an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing N34.3 million belonging to the bank.
The accused were a former accountant, a cashier and an internal control manager of the Wema Homes (Savings and Loans) Ltd, a subsidiary of the bank.
The accused, Taorid Lasisi, 41, Folorunsho Adeoye, 29, and Oyewunmi Akinyemi, 33, are standing trial before Chief Magistrate Christiana Adesola-Ikpatt on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
The prosecutor, ASP Innocent Effiong, said that the accused, with others still at large, allegedly stole the money between 2008 and 2009 at the bank’s premises at No 65A Opebi Road, Ikeja.
Effiong further told the court that Lasisi allegedly connived with Adeoye and Akinyemi to make several withdrawals from the bank’s funds without the bank’s authority.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Sections 390 (6) and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State and punishable with seven years’ imprisonment on conviction.
The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Adesola-Ikpatt granted them bail in the sum of N3 million each with two sureties in like sum.
She said the sureties must be blood relations of the accused persons.
The case was also adjourned till Aug. 26 for further hearing.
The police in Lagos on Thursday arraigned a 38-year-old salesman, Raymond Okougbenin, for allegedly stealing recharge cards valued at N862,315.
Okougbenin, an employee of Talents West African Limited which deals in GSM cards, is standing trial at the Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court on a one-count charge of stealing.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Chief Magistrate, Sherifat Solebo, granted the accused bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Olakunle Shonibare, told the court that Okougbenin committed the alleged offence on June 14 at about 9 a.m. at Egbeda, Lagos.
He said the alleged offence contravened Section 390(9) cap 17, Vol. II of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
The case was adjourned till July I5 for further hearing. ...............................................................................................3 former bank employees docked for allegedly stealing N34.3m
Three former employees of Wema Bank Plc were on Thursday charged before an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing N34.3 million belonging to the bank.
The accused were a former accountant, a cashier and an internal control manager of the Wema Homes (Savings and Loans) Ltd, a subsidiary of the bank.
The accused, Taorid Lasisi, 41, Folorunsho Adeoye, 29, and Oyewunmi Akinyemi, 33, are standing trial before Chief Magistrate Christiana Adesola-Ikpatt on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
The prosecutor, ASP Innocent Effiong, said that the accused, with others still at large, allegedly stole the money between 2008 and 2009 at the bank’s premises at No 65A Opebi Road, Ikeja.
Effiong further told the court that Lasisi allegedly connived with Adeoye and Akinyemi to make several withdrawals from the bank’s funds without the bank’s authority.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Sections 390 (6) and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State and punishable with seven years’ imprisonment on conviction.
The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Adesola-Ikpatt granted them bail in the sum of N3 million each with two sureties in like sum.
She said the sureties must be blood relations of the accused persons.
The case was also adjourned till Aug. 26 for further hearing.
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