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WOMAN BAGS 6 MONTHS JAIL TERM FOR STEALING

Similarly, the petitioner further alleged that after payment was made to the convict’s account domiciled in one of the new generation banks (name withheld) she allegedly diverted the money to her own use instead of transmitting the money to the owner of the property.

This resulted to the owner of the property closing business with the petitioner and all efforts made to retrieve the money were unavailing. The Court convicted and sentenced her accordingly.

One of the charges to which she was convicted reads: Folashade Olukemi Adeleke on or about the 18th of November 2013 at Abeokuta within the Abeokuta Judicial Division stole the sum of N4, 000,000.00 (Four Million Naira) only property of one Saheed Salawe which sum you received from Mrs. Virgina Ngozi Ojelade as part payment for the purchase of a property situate and lying at Ajebo Road Estate, Abeokuta.

 Justice O. O. Majekodunmi convicted the accused and sentenced her without option of fine

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