The police on Monday arraigned a 37-year-old assistant auditor, Rufai Temitope, for allegedly stealing N3.56 million from Royal Prince Supermarket in Lagos.
Temitope, who resides in Ikotun, Lagos, appeared earlier than an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court on a cost of stealing.
The prosecutor, ASP Donjour Perezi, informed the courtroom that the alleged offence occurred between June 3 and July 31.
Perezi alleged that Temitope fabricated invoices for items value N3.56 million whereas working within the grocery store’s audit division at Ifako-Gbagada, Lagos.
He mentioned the defendant allegedly transferred the cash to an account belonging to 1 Okoh Nkiruka with out the corporate’s data or consent.
The prosecution informed the courtroom that the grocery store’s supervisor, Boboye Moses, reported the incident at Ifako Police Station on Aug. 1
The alleged offence contravenes Section 287(7) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The defendant, nonetheless, pleaded not responsible to the cost earlier than Magistrate A.O. Akinde.
The courtroom granted Temitope bail within the sum of N1 million, with two sureties.
The Justice of the Peace adjourned the case till Dec. 2, 2026, for additional proceedings. (NAN)
Edited by Modupe Adeloye / Kamal Tayo Oropo
