4 Accountants Docked Over N52m Theft
For allegedly defrauding a firm, Capricorn Digital Solutions and Distribution of a whooping sum of N52 million, four staff of the company were on Tuesday docked before an Igbosere Chief Magistrate’s Court, Lagos.
The four accused persons: Olalekan Badru, 34, Yewenu Samuel, 33, Adeyinka Adekoya, 30, and Ojo Ayoola Oluwakayode, 34, were arraigned by Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID), Alagbon, Lagos, before Magistrate O. O. Oshin (Mrs) on a three count-charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing and forgery.
The police in a charge marked A/01/2018, alleged that the four accused persons who worked in the account department of the firm, located 3, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road, Ajao Estate, Lagos, had sometimes in March, 2017, conspired among themselves and others now at large, committed the nefarious act.
To carry out the act, police stated that the four accused persons forged several deposit slips from Zenith Bank Plc.
The offences according to the police prosecutor, Barrister Morufu Animashaun, are contrary to and punishable under sections 325, 287(8) and 365(3) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos state of Nigeria, 2015.
They however pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Upon their pleas of not guilty to the charges, their lawyer, Mr. Austin Okey, pleaded with the court to admit his clients bail in the most liberal terms.
Consequently, the Magistrate, Mrs. Oshin, granted the four accused persons bail in the sum of N500, 000, with two sureties in the same sum.
The magistrate ordered that one of the sureties must be a Civil Servant in Grade Level 14 and above, while the second surety must be a blood relation to the accused persons.
The Magistrate also ordered that the sureties who must be residents of the state, must also show to court evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos state government, with proof of means of livelihood.
Magistrate Oshin also ordered the prosecutor to verified the addresses of the sureties.
Meanwhile the matter has been adjourned till February 2, 2018, for mention.
The accused persons were however ordered to be remanded in prisons custody pending the fulfilment of the bail terms.
