How cleaner Akamba carted away employer’s N75m jewellery – Police

The Police on the Ikoyi division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a cleaner, Chjnemerem Akamba, 23, for allegedly stealing his employer’s field of jewellery valued at $50,000 equal to N75,000,000.

Additionally arrested alongside Akamba for the offence was his alleged confederate and receiver of stolen property, Mahmood Aliyu, 35.

Police stated that the cleaner allegedly stole the field of jewellery when his employer, Mrs Owamede left him at house on belief and travelled and he went to promote the objects to his confederate and fled.

A few of the stolen jewellery based on the Police embody one diamond, gold engagement ring, one gold marriage ceremony band; one Cartier West watch; 5 heavy golden bands; one gold white earring set, one gold and platinum purple pair; one Versace gold and others all valued at $50,000 equal to N75m.

Police stated that Akamba’s employer got here again from her journey to find that her field of jewellery had disappeared and the cleaner was nowhere to be discovered.

She additionally tried to achieve Akamba on telephone with out success.

Mrs Owamede rapidly reported the matter to the Divisional Police Officer, DPO answerable for Ikoyi division, CSP Adedara Kehinde who swiftly directed his crack detectives to fish out the fleeing suspect.

The Police group arrested the cleaner at a hideout in Lagos by way of intelligence gathering and monitoring.

Throughout investigation, the suspect allegedly confessed to the crime and stated that he offered the stolen jewellery to Aliyu and he led the Police to arrest Aliyu.

After the investigation by CPL Balogun Michael and his group, the duo have been charged earlier than the Tinubu Justice of the Peace’s Court docket, Lagos Island, Lagos on a three-count cost bordering on stealing and receiving stolen property.

Police Counsel, Ben Ekundayo instructed the Court docket within the cost Marked TA/69/2024 that the defendants dedicated the offence in July 2024 at George Road, Ikoyi Lagos.

Ekundayo knowledgeable the Court docket that the primary defendant betrayed the belief his employer reposed in him as her cleaner, stole her field of jewellery valued at $50,000 equal to N75m and offered the objects to the second defendant and escaped earlier than he was tracked and arrested at a hideout.

He stated the offences, the defendants dedicated have been punishable beneath sections 411, 307 and 287(7) of the Legal Legislation of Lagos State 2015.

The defendants, nevertheless, pleaded not responsible to the costs and Chief Justice of the Peace, M.A Owunmi granted them N2m bail every with two sureties every in like sum.

Owunmi adjourned the case and ordered that the defendants be detained on the Ikoyi correctional facility until they perfected the bail circumstances.