A 34-year old female financial company loan officer, Blessing Ajayi, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly forging a client’s details and using same to swindle her company to the tune of N6.2m
It was reported that the incident happened at a branch of the company known as Secure Your Future Enterprises, located at Alhaji Musa Adesoga Close, Shylion,Ilupeju area of Lagos, where she was employed as a staff.
According to the Police, she was employed and trusted to be in charge of preparing documents for clients who want to get loan from the company.
She was alleged to have used a client’s record and documents to obtain loan on the client’s behalf and converted to her own use without the knowledge of the client and management.
Trouble started for her after the company conducted an internal audit and discovered that the client had collected a loan. They then contacted the client for refund but the client denied collecting any loan from the company.
The matter was reported to the Police at Ilupeju Division. The operatives moved into action, arrested the female loan officer and detained her for interrogation over the missing money.
After interrogation, the Police found her culpable as she admitted to have used the client’s documents to collect the money with the intention to refund it later.
The Police consequently charged her before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence under the Criminal Laws of the State.
The charges read:
“That you, Blessing Ajayi, “F”, being a loan officer at Secure Your Future Enterprises between July 2021- till date at No. 5, Alhaji Musa Adesoga Close Shylion Ilupeju, Lagos, in the Lagos State Magisterial District, did obtain the sum of Six Million Two hundred and Sixty-eight thousand Naira (N6,268,000.00) from the company with intent to disburse it to the client as loan, a representation you know to be false and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 314 (i) (b) (3) of the criminal law of Lagos State Nigeria 2015.”
COUNT II: That you, Blessing Ajayi, on the same date and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did steal the sum of Six Million Two hundred and Sixty-eight thousand Naira (N6,268,000.00) belonging to Secure Your Future Enterprises and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 287(7) of the criminal law of Lagos State Nigeria 2015.”
COUNT III: That you, Blessing Ajayi, on the same date and place in the forementioned Magisterial District, did forge client records/ documents and use same to withdraw money on their behalf from he company and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 363(3) of the criminal law of Lagos State Nigeria 2015.”
However, she pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Supol Akeem Raji, asked the Court to give a date for hearing since she pleaded not guilty to enable the Police to prove that she actually committed the alleged offence.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. B.O. Osunsanmi, granted her bail with two sureties, who must show evidence of means of livelihood and tax payment while addresses will be verified by the Court.
The matter was adjourned for mention while the defendant was remanded in custody at the correctional center at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending when she will perfect her bail conditions.
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