Ibadan teacher jailed for stealing employer’s N237k, phone

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A teacher, Adebayo Osayemi will spend to two years in prison for stealing a phone and money, totaling N237,000 belonging to Funmilayo Adesinmi, his employer and proprietress of Montesseri Gofas Nursery and Primary School Ibadan, Oyo State.

Osayemi was arraigned before Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan.

The police prosecution, Insp Oluseye Akinola, had told the court that the convict committed the offence on Jan. 13, at No.3, Church St., Behind Fagbemi filling station, Orita-Challenge, Ibadan, Oyo State.

According to the prosecution, Osayemi, carefully monitored the movement of Adesinmi before strolling into her office to strike.

He further said that Adesinmi told the police investigator that she briefly left her office to buy food stuff from a nearby market, leaving three children behind in the school when the convict entered the office.

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Akinola stated that Adesinmi’s daughter had seen Osayemi moving in and they discovered that €20, equivalent to N35,000 and a Techno Smart 4 phone she left on her desk, valued at N95,000, had disappeared.

The prosecutor also said that the convict, before his arrest, transferred N82,000 and N25,000 from Adesinmi’s Money Point and First bank accounts to his Opay and UBA accounts, respectively.

He stated that the offence contravened the provision of Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Cap 38 Vol. II Law of Oyo State 2000.

Delivering judgment, the Magistrate, Mrs O.O. Latunji, stated that she convicted and sentenced Osayemi based on evidences tendered against him by the police as well as his guilty plea.

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“Osayemi is hereby, sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour, without any option of fine,” Latunji said.

(NAN)

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