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By: Okosun Dennis
Godwin Job a.k.a Nifemi, a Barman and hotel attendant was on Monday arraigned in Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan for stealing his employee’s ATM and withdrew huge amount of money with it.
Arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ibadan zonal office, before Justice Bayo Taiwo, on a two-count charge of stealing, the defendant was said to have committed the offence contrary to section 399 (9) of the Criminal Code Law Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State.
According to the petitioner, sometime in August, 2019, the defendant who was employed as a Barman and Hotel Attendant at his Hotel- Femfitt Hotels Limited, informed him that his car had a flat tyre and offered to help him change it.
He reportedly obliged him his car key to enable him do so. Instead the petitioner alleged, his Barman, rather than change the faulty Tyre, absconded with the car key and stole three Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards he left in the car.
He was said to have, thereafter, withdrew the sum of N1,079,290 from his bank accounts.
When the charges were read to the defendant, he pleaded not guilty.
In view of the plea of the defendant, prosecution counsel, Lanre Abdulrasheed asked for a trial date and prayed the court to remand the defendant accordingly.
Defence counsel, Elume Francis informed the court that he did not have a formal application for bail and prayed for a short date to enable him file the application. He also prayed the court to remand the defendant in the EFCC’s custody.
Justice Taiwo, after listening to the submission of both counsels, adjourned the case to August 20, 2020 for trial and ordered that the defendant be remanded in the EFCC’s custody.
