3 Sales Ladies Docked Over Alleged N24.5m Theft
Three sales ladies, Olamide Efuntade; Nofisat Hammed and Aliyat Adio have been arraigned before a Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court, sitting at Yaba, over alleged conspiracy and stealing of the total sum of N24. 5 million.
The three sales ladies were arraigned before the court on the alleged crimes by the operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (ForceCID) Annex, Alagbon, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The prosecutor, Barrister Morufu Animashaun, from the Legal and Prosecution Department of the ForceCID, told the count that the trip committed the offences between year 2024 and March 9, 2025, at 27, Nollah Street, Abaranje Road, Ikotun State.
The stolen monies were said to belong to one Mrs Adenike Adelanwa, whom the three defendants were working with.
The prosecutor stated that the first defendant, Olamide Efuntade stole the sum of N13 million, while both Nofisat Ahmed and Aliyat Adio stole N10 million and N1.5 million, respectively.
To commit the alleged crimes, the prosecutor told the court that the three defendants who were Sales representative of the complainant, used their personal account to receive monies from the customers and diverted the proceeds for their personal use.
He told the court they the illegal acts of the sales ladies contravened sections 411 and 287 of the Criminal Law, Cap C17, Vol. 3, Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
The three defendants denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Following their not guilty plea, the prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendants pending the determination of the charges against them.
But their lawyers orally applied for their bail on the ground that charges against them are bailable one and that the defendants are presumed to be innocent until the contrary is proven.
Conceding to the lawyer’s request, Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje, admitted each of the defendants to bail in the sum of N2 million each, with two responsible sureties in like sum. with among other terms and conditions.
Magistrate Kujenbe also ordered that the sureties must have be gainfully employed, and have their addresses verified by the prosecutor.
The matter has been adjourned to May 12, 2025, for mention.