An 18-year-old domestic househelp, Mercy Odita, who
works for one Ngozi Okeke at Road 8, Abraham Adesanya Estate, Ajah, has
been accused of stealing her employer’s gold jewellery and other fashion
accessories worth N5.5m.
works for one Ngozi Okeke at Road 8, Abraham Adesanya Estate, Ajah, has
been accused of stealing her employer’s gold jewellery and other fashion
accessories worth N5.5m.
Odita however opened up to the police claiming she delivered the
stolen items on the 10th of February to one Peter and a yet-to-be
identified elderly man, implying that she was hypnotized.
stolen items on the 10th of February to one Peter and a yet-to-be
identified elderly man, implying that she was hypnotized.
Punch Newspaper
reports that Odita had agreed to burgle her employer’s room on the
advice of two strangers she met at the market the previous day.
reports that Odita had agreed to burgle her employer’s room on the
advice of two strangers she met at the market the previous day.
While Mrs Okeke was away, Odita, who had earlier stole the key to
her employer’s bedroom, gained entry and emptied Okeke’s collection of
fashion accessories.Some of the items she was said to have stolen
included rings, necklaces and wristwatches.
her employer’s bedroom, gained entry and emptied Okeke’s collection of
fashion accessories.Some of the items she was said to have stolen
included rings, necklaces and wristwatches.
She was said to have delivered the
items to the fraudsters at an agreed location, including the sum of
N2,000 that was given to her by Okeke to buy some items for the kitchen.
items to the fraudsters at an agreed location, including the sum of
N2,000 that was given to her by Okeke to buy some items for the kitchen.
After delivering the items, Odita was said to have reported herself
to the Maroko Police Station.
to the Maroko Police Station.
The alleged fraudsters are still at large.
She has now been arraigned on two counts bordering on theft before
Mrs. A. T. Omoyele of the Lagos Magistrate’s Court, Tinubu, Lagos
Island.