A 25-year-old Point of Sale (POS) operator, Ganiyat Ajibawo, has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly diverting ₦2.2 million belonging to her employer, Olayinka Kadiku, in Lagos Island.
According to police investigations, the alleged fraud occurred on 15 August 2025 when Kadiku reportedly handed over the sum to Ajibawo to deposit into his account.
However, instead of carrying out the instruction, she allegedly transferred the money into her personal account and subsequently went into hiding.
Her employer later discovered the missing funds and reported the matter to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Lion Building Police Division.
Acting on intelligence, officers tracked down the defendant at a hideout, leading to her arrest.
Ajibawo, a resident of Odunlami Street, Lagos Island, was charged with stealing under Section 287 of the Lagos State Criminal Law, 2015, in a case marked P/14/2025.
Police prosecutor, Reuben Solomon, told the court that the defendant had betrayed the trust of her employer by converting the funds for personal use.
When the charges were read, Ajibawo pleaded not guilty. Presiding Magistrate Mrs N. Oseni Wahab granted her bail in the sum of ₦200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Pending the fulfilment of her bail conditions, the court ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre. The matter was thereafter adjourned for further hearing.
