A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Mapo, Ibadan, has sentenced a teacher, Adebayo Osayemi, to two years in prison with hard labor for stealing his employer’s phone and money totaling N237,000.
According to Vanguard, Magistrate O.O. Latunji stated that the conviction and sentencing were based on the evidence presented by the police and Osayemi’s guilty plea.
“Osayemi is hereby sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labor, without any option of fine,” Latunji ruled.
The prosecution, led by Inspector Oluseye Akinola, informed the court that Osayemi committed the offense on January 13 at No. 3 Church Street, Behind Fagbemi Filling Station, Orita-Challenge, Ibadan.
According to Akinola, the convict carefully monitored the movements of Funmilayo Adesinmi, the complainant and proprietress of Montessori Gofas Nursery and Primary School, before entering her office.
“The complainant had briefly stepped out to purchase foodstuff, leaving three children in the school. Upon her return, she discovered that €20 (about N35,000) and a Techno Smart 4 phone valued at N95,000 were missing,” Akinola said.
The prosecutor revealed that Osayemi had also transferred N82,000 and N25,000 from Adesinmi’s Money Point and First Bank accounts to his Opay and UBA accounts.
Akinola added that the convict’s actions violated Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Cap 38 Vol. II, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
