Sales boy steals N.23m from Ajimobi’s wife’s shop

The Oyo State Police Command has arraigned a 24-year-old man before an Iyaganku Senior Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday for allegedly disappearing with sales money from the shop of the wife of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State.
Afeez Ajibola of 22, Oke-Bola, Ogunpa Road, Ibadan, was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on stealing.
The Police Prosecutor, Cpl. Kola Olaiya, told the court that Ajibola, on November 25, about 9 a.m. at Grandex Stores, Palm Màll, Ring road, Ibadan, allegedly made away with the sum of N227,945.
Ajibola was also alleged to have stolen one black wallet valued at N3,000 and one key ring holder valued N2,500.
He said the total value of items stolen by Ajibola from Grandex Stores was N233,445.
According to the Prosecutor, the Supervisor had instructed Ajibola, a sales boy at Grandex store, to pay the sum of N227,945 to the stores account.
“The Supervisor, Mrs Adetoun Adigun, said she used to remit everyday’s sales money to the bank as a routine, but on November 25, she sent Ajibola instead.
“Adigun said she sent Ajibola to remit the sum of N227,945 to the stores account at the bank on her behalf, being sales money of the previous day, November 24.”
Olaiya said Adigun forgot to ask Ajibola for the teller, two days after Ajibola failed to come to work.
“On December 2, Grandex director, Mrs Ajimobi asked Adigun to bring all the tellers with her after discovering that November 25 teller was missing.
“Adigun called Ajibola on his cell phone to bring the money and it dawned on Mrs Adigun that Ajibola did not pay any money to the shop’s account,” said Olaiya.
Olaiya said the Police later arrested Ajibola, searched his room, where a purse and keyholder were found, which he admitted taking from the shop.
Ajibola, however, pleaded not guilty to the two counts when read to him in court.
Olaiya said the offence contravened section 390 (6) of the Criminal Code Cap 38, Vol.II Laws of Oyo State 2000.
The Senior Magistrate, Mrs Munirat Giwa-Babalola granted the accused bail in the sum of N100,000 with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case till February 2 for hearing.