I don’t want to be remembered for my many fights — Obaseki

By Paul Iyoghojie

The Police at the Ebute-Ero division, Lagos Island of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a female sales manager, Yetunde Focus, 33, and her alleged accomplice, Nimota Oduloye, 52, and dragged them before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly selling employer’s wares valued at N10m and converted the proceeds to their use instead of remitting the money into their employer’s account.

Police alleged that the complainant, Mrs Enitan Otubela entrusted her wares valued at N10m in the care of her sales manager, Yetunde to sell and remit the proceeds into her account as a sales manager while she travelled out.

Police further alleged that instead, Yetunde connived with Oduloye to sell the wares and allegedly converted the proceeds to their use.

Police said that nemesis, however, caught up with them when the complainant arrived from her trip and discovered that the duo had sold the wares and converted the money to their use.

The complainant, according to the Police, reported the matter to the Divisional Police Officer, DPO in charge of Ebute-Ero division, CSP Rotimi Agunloye who swiftly gave a marching order to his crack team to arrest the defendants.

After an investigation by ASP Iyabo Balogun and team, Yetunde who resides in Ikorodu and Oduloye, a resident of Kosoko Street, Lagos Island were charged before the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court sitting at the Tinubu Magistrates’ Court on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing.

Police counsel, Ben Ekundayo told the Court in the charge marked TA/79/2024 that the defendants committed the offence on 11 January and 11 October 2024 at Ijaye, Lagos.

He said the offences, the defendants committed were punishable under sections 411, 309 (2) and 328 (1) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges and Chief Magistrate, M.A Owunmi granted them bail and ordered that they be detained at the Kirikiri correctional facility, Apapa, Lagos till they perfected the bail conditions and adjourned the case till 13 November, 2024 for mention.