The
police have arraigned a 20-year-old housemaid, Loveth Emmanuel, before an
Ebute-Meta Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing N700,000 from the safes of
her boss, identified only as Rufus.
It
was alleged that the suspect used a stick of broom to open four safes and stole
the money at their residence on Sholanke Street in the Ebute-Meta area of Lagos
State.
She
was alleged to have attempted to flee when the boss alerted policemen from the
Denton division, who arrested her.
Rufus
described the suspect as an ingrate, saying he treated her well and gave her
the same privilege as his children.
He
said Emmanuel, who was brought to his family by an agent, stole money meant for
his children’s school fees and jumped into a fast moving vehicle in a bid to
escape.
However,
the 20-year-old claimed that her boss got her arrested because she wanted to
sit for an examination, adding that it was when she was not given time for the
exam that she decided to flee.
The
Cross River State indigene said the theft allegation happened since July 2016,
and she had been forgiven until she was arrested while going for the exam.
Emmanuel,
who claimed to be an orphan, said she started staying with Rufus about a year
ago, and she was not given any breathing space in the house.
She
was, however, arraigned on two counts of stealing.
The
magistrate, Mrs. M.A. Olajuwon, consequently granted her bail in the sum of
N200,000 with one surety in like sum, adding that the surety must be resident
in Lagos with evidence of tax payment to the state.
The
case was adjourned till January 25, 2017.
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