A Yaba chief magistrates’ court has ordered the remand of one Victor Abayomi, a chef to a former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, for allegedly stealing valuables worth millions of naira at the former governor’s Ikoyi residence.
Chief Magistrate Peter Nwaka, who made the order, remanded the defendant for 30 days at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre.
Abayomi is facing a two count charge bordering on conspiracy and theft preferred against him by the department of State Security Service.
The DSS prosecuting counsel, Joshua Babalola, told the court that Abayomi and others who are still at large conspired among themselves and committed the offences at the residence of the former governor.
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He alleged that the defendant's carted away valuable items worth millions of naira from his employer’s residence in Ikoyi.
Babalola said the defendant absconded to Old Garage, Mobolorundo Local Government Area of Osun state, where he was arrested on March 7, 2024.
According to the prosecutor, the offences committed contravene Sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The court adjourned the adjourned the matter till april 8, 2024, to allow further investigation and presentation of facts.
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