Woman employed just to stop her stealing nabbed for stealing N4.2m

31-year-old woman, Stellamaris Ebhohimen, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing products valued at N4.2m, which belong to the company she works for.

The beautiful woman works as a Loss Prevention Officer at Hubmart Stores Limited in Lagos. How was she caught?

It was alleged that Ebhohimen and another staff member from the loss prevention section were seen on a closed-circuit television footage stealing goods from the shelves.

The Chief Security Officer of the firm, George Udu, said investigation revealed that the Edo State indigene had been stealing from the store for more than two weeks.

Ebhohimen, however, said she had been stealing the items all alone. Ebhohimen was arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on one count of stealing.

The police prosecutor, Michael Unah, said the offence contravened Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

 

After saying that she was stealing alone, she pleaded not guilty.

The presiding magistrate, Mr A. A. Fashola, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N250,000 with two sureties in like sum, The Punch reports.

Fashola said the sureties must be gainfully employed with evidence of two years’ tax payment to the Lagos State Government and have their addresses verified by the court.

He added that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and adjourned the case till January 30, 2019.