Shoprite Sales Girl Arraigned In Court For Stealing N553.9million Using Her Personal POS In One Month
(Erm, how do you withdraw over N500m with your pos in one
month? Isn't there like a daily withdrawal limit?). Anyway, to the story, a
sales girl with Shoprite stores, Eti-Osa, Lagos Mariam Mufutau has been
arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing
the sum of N553,956,000 she realized from sales just one month after she was
employed.
The management of Shoprite Stores had reported a case of
theft to the Divisional Police Officer, DPO in charge of Ilasan Division,
Lekki, Eti-Osa, SP Oyinye Onwuamaegbu and that they suspected their sales girl
to have stolen their N535,956,000 she realized from sales just one month after
she was employed.
Following the report, Onwuamaegbu ordered Inspector Orukotan
Lonikola to arrest the accused. During investigation, the accused could not
give account of the missing money. Mufutau was arraigned before an Igbosere
Magistrate Court, Lagos on a two count charge of felony to wit. stealing.
Police prosecutor, Esther Adesulu informed the court in
charge No: J/38/2017 that the accused committed the alleged offence between 1 April
and 31 May, 2017 at Shoprite Stores, Eti-Osa during working hours.
Adesulu told the court that the accused betrayed the trust
reposed in her as a sales girl by her employer and stole the sum of
N535,956,000 she realized from sales instead of remitting the money into her
employer’s account, she was using her own personal POS to syphon the money. She
said the management at Shoprite Stores uncovered the fraud when they audited
the account.
Adesulu said the offence the accused committed were
punishable under section 411 and 287 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the alleged crime and Magistrate O.O Owunmi
granted her to bail in the sum of N300,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Owunmi adjourned the case till 28 July, 2017 for mention
while the defendant was taken to Kirikiri Prison pending when she would be able
to fulfill her bail condition.
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