A lawyer has dragged his secretary
to court for alleged theft. The secretary, Gbenga Akindele, who
allegedly
bolted with his employer’s N118, 000, was charged before an Ikeja Magistrate
Court yesterday.
The 21-year-old, who lives at Agege
in Lagos, is facing a charge of stealing.
According to the prosecutor,
Inspector Ezekiel Ayorinde, the accused committed the offence on December 17 at
Tabon-Tabon in Agege.
He said Akindele, who was working as
the secretary in the chambers of Mr Rotimi Akomolafe, was asked to pay some
money into his employer’s account at First Bank but converted the money to
personal use.
“Gbenga was sent to make payment of
N79, 000 and N39, 000 into two different accounts at First Bank belonging to
Akomolafe and Oluwakemi Adeniyi. He, however, converted the money to personal
use,” Ayorinde said.
The accused pleaded not guilty.
Ruling on the bail application of
the accused, the Magistrate, Mrs O.J. Awope, granted him bail in the sum of
N50, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
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