For allegedly stealing her
employer’s jewellery valued at N4.6 million, a 23-year-old housekeeper, Idowu
Adeyeye, was on Monday brought before an Abule-Egba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.
The accused, who lives with her
employer at Ijaiye Medium Housing Estate, a suburb of Lagos, is facing a
three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and causing a breach of peace.
The prosecutor, Insp. Racheal
Williams told the court that the offences were committed on May 28 at his
employer’s residence.
According to her, the accused with
others still at large stole jewellery valued at N4.6 million, property of the
complainant, Mrs Titilayo Ogundipe.
“The complainant got home from work
to discover that the door to her room was opened and all her gold jewellery
were missing.
“The housekeeper disappeared after
the incident, but was later arrested following a tip-off,’’ Williams said.
The offence, she noted, contravened
Sections 166 (d), 278 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused pleaded innocence of the
offences.
The Magistrate, Mrs Adenike Shonubi,
granted the accused bail in the sum of N2.5 million with two sureties in like
sum.
She adjourned the case to June 15
for trial. (NAN)
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