Lagos state police command have arrested Ibarahim Adebowale,an apprentice mechanic in the Mushin area of the state, for allegedly withdrawing a sum of N156,000 from his boss’ bank account.
It was learnt that his boss, Akinyemi Benjamin, had given the suspect his Automated Teller Machine card to help him withdraw a sum of N20,000.
24 year old Adebowale was reported to have cleared a sum of N156,000 in his boss’ account and made away with it.
He reportedly used the money to place a bet on football matches via a sport betting outlet popularly known as ‘NaijaBet’.
Mr Benjamin quickly reported the case to the police at the Olosan Division and Adebowale was tracked down. The complainant told the police that he was working on a car when he received N20,000 debit alerts repeatedly.
He said he was surprised and rushed to an ATM point around his workshop where he had told Adebowale to withdraw the money, adding that he did not meet him there.
Adebowale, a native of Lafenwa in Ogun State, owned up to the crime in his statement to the police, adding that he used the money for betting.
He was consequently brought before an Ogba magistrates’ court by a police prosecutor, Inspector Koti Ahondehemba, on two counts of stealing.
Adebowale, however, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him. The presiding Magistrate, Mr K. O. Osundare, granted him bail in the sum of N80,000 with one surety in the like sum and adjourned the matter till Monday, 6th of May, 2019.