A driver, Festus Chiukwuemeka, 32, who allegedly absconded with his employer’s $50,000, has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic.
The driver was working with a Lagos-based Bureau de Change firm, Westron Finance Limited, when he allegedly stole the money and fled on 21 January, 2014.
The suspect was arrested and brought back to Nigeria by operatives of the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigerian Police, Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria in collaboration with the police from Benin Republic.
The PPRO of the unit, DSP Ngozi Isintume-Agu, said the suspect is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of Abia State University and hails from Umuoma Okpofe Ezinihite Mbaise in Imo State, southeast Nigeria.
Agu said the police traced the suspect to Cotonou, Benin Republic, after the Managing Director of Westron Finance Limited wrote a petition to the Commissioner of Police, SFU, and sought for assistance, alleging that his driver had absconded with the $50,000 he sent him to purchase from the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lagos for business transaction.
She said that the suspect was arrested when he was trying to purchase a Hiace bus with part of the stolen money.
She said that during interrogation, the suspect allegedly confessed to the crime that the devil and greed pushed him to steal the money and he admitted that part of the money was with his wife at a village in Idiroko border area of Ogun State, southwest Nigeria.
The driver led the police to the village, where his wife identified as Blessing, was arrested and they recovered the sum of $15,000 and CF2, 620,000 from her.
Agu said the suspect will be charged to court after investigation. culled*this money is not worth the shame this man will be going through now...meanwhile people who have stolen billions are still walking free.
95% of domestic helps will steal from their employee at the drop of a hat,I try my best to be nice and fair to my domestic staff,I even go as far as assisting them with extra cash aside their salaries and yet the money I left in my handbag two weeks ago has suddenly grown wings and disappeared...the best thing to do is to restrict them from areas like your bedroom or any other part of the house where you keep valuables...
ReplyDeleteStella Baby,abegi bring us d gist of nigerians wey dem arrest for malaysia naw. I heard some will be jailed and some deported. Pls bring d full gist. Thank u.
ReplyDeleteU are very "hàndsome
Delete@Ugonma are u referring to the the Nigerian students in Malaysia that were arrested recently?
Deletehe was trying to buy a bus to support himself and his family....
ReplyDeleteyou shouldn't have stolen anywys., hard work pays!
And that's how it starts. The people stealing billions started like this and graduated so anybody that can take what others worked should be punished alike whether it's garri or money.the politicians will get there's soon enough.
ReplyDeleteStellastica,I disagree with you.....yes our Ogas at the top is stealing billions but are you now encouraging theft?....he stole from a private firm for crying out ....this is someone's sweat....me,I won't complain if he has stole from the government....look at his Igbo smoking lips sef.....Dude looks like an armed robber and to think he is a graduate WTF....
ReplyDeleteLine 1, 2, 3 is the only sensible comment u have made this year. I hope you have taken your feel good medication.
DeleteIf this guy man suck your totoh with that huge kpomo lips you go appreciate life
DeleteWhen he knew he will qet cauqht eventually. Shud I blame it on d failed system in our country or d devil?
ReplyDeleteThis is naija 4 u...btw stella and my fellow housemates(abi?)...am+1 2day!
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DeleteStella but sha, stealing is stealing. Leave the politicians to their conscience
ReplyDeleteNo darling we can't leave politicians to their conscience, this is the mentality that put us in position we are today.
DeleteI hate daft thieves,so na car be d first thing wey enter him mind to buy wif d money?? Odi egwu oh!_if u wanna steal,make sure u steal something tangible and be smart about it. Me no go ever tell u make u no steal oh cos nobody holy pass abeg_even if one doesn't steal,d person could be doing worse things n @d end of d day every1 is heading to d same destination. Buh abeg,anyone ur doing be smart and very good @it. *am out**
ReplyDeletePray you are never robbed of your hard earned money... You wouldn't find it funny..
Deletevery insensitive comment
So r u encouraging him 2 steal. He shuld v tot of d embarassment b4 stealing. Dats y I dnt trust ppl again.
ReplyDeleteOlojukokoro hian I pity for his Poor wife.
ReplyDeleteNa sooooo
ReplyDeleteGood one by d police force, he'll surely learn his lesson.
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Hard times thingz :(
ReplyDelete. . . which way Nigerians?
ABSU would most likely say he was never a student there...usual trend.Greed was the main factor here,at least you had a job.Kudos to the police force,more of such positive news we pray!
ReplyDeleteOf course he wasn't a student there...cus ABSU doesn't do Engineering courses. He's a bloody liar.
DeleteLuck was not on his side, its not a big deal, stealling and courruption is part of us in nigeria. What about politicians that streal billions and go free. If I see way sef I go steal my own,na so our country be!
ReplyDeleteStella you are officially a dim wit,I taught you were better than your comment . You are one of the reasons Nigeria is what it is today . No money is to small to seek justice for , it wasn't his money he stole it. What shame are you talking about unless you are like him hence the support .
ReplyDeleteNa wa o! Thnk God.
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Ndigbo kwenu......Yaaaaah!
ReplyDeleteFrom the time of Biafran war
To the time Goodluck Jonathan
Igbo people have been stupidly foolish
Greedy, thieves and criminals
God don catch this one
Kwezuenu ooooo......Yaaaaah!!!
Sharap Anuofia!
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Infact ara gbachie gi nti ebe ahu! Onye apari!
mr tribalist, we preach love and unity here
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Easy pls@Asko oooo
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DeletePls they shld d wife joor.
ReplyDeleteBLOG ANALYSER: Stolen billions from government not individuals. Let him pay back or risk prison sentence. He thought he was smart bt his boss was smarter. Of all places to go to Benin Republic? He should gone to another African country
ReplyDeletePls Absu doesn't offer engineering courses. Thanks
ReplyDeleteNa wao! So, you ain't amazed at the petty thief? Chei! We are in deep shit and let the billionaire thieves walk free because the petty thief got smart. Bad! Blogger for petty thieves? Mbakwa, advocate.
ReplyDeleteA graduate is a driver na wahoo, obviously the future is so bleak in this country. But guy that's not an excuse for stealing please.
ReplyDeleteThen read about dangote job application 2years ago where masters degree holders and phd holders apply for trailer work. Job vancacy for less than 20people more than 5000 applied masters holders like 50 including 10phd holders. Yes your country is in a mess.
DeleteIs stealing good? What shame are you on about? Mscheeew
ReplyDeleteCrime is crime, we only let our sentiments play us sometimes. That our politicians steal billions and walk away scott free, does not mean very Tom dick and Harry should start stealing the little other people are managing. He had a good job as a driver, some ppl don't. He should do the time already.
ReplyDeleteMadam Stella that's Naija for u o, na for poor man body SFU dey get power! Meanwhile this nigga fucked up man
ReplyDeleteGood for him.
ReplyDeleteWhen they commit, its either they blame it on the devil or poverty or frustration.
ReplyDeleteHe should face the music or call the devil to bail him out.
Namsense!
The love of money"
ReplyDeleteole! ajibole!!!
ReplyDeleteI nor pity U at all. Devil pushed U, naim U nor push Devil back? Abeg, gaaaaan take several seats for Kirikiri Prison. Ofooon.
ReplyDeleteManna Bee, ur comment is so funny. Hahahaha.
DeleteMk d thief no mention absu again...cus absu don't offer engineering courses
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ReplyDeleteStealing that amount from a private company at the expense of his boss being the one to refund if he wasn't caught is simply evil.
See d way he dragged d name of his skl into d mud; its beta t beg than t steal.
ReplyDeleteStealing should not be encouraged, tomorrow this same people will say no job. Hard work pays.
ReplyDeleteThat guy nor try!...shuo!...him wey thief 50kdolls...come run go cotonou of all places...not a very smart move....u o still dey naija...guy!...move from state to state....for a duration of 6months...till everything calm down...stay hotel for just one. Night then change hotels...and check in with a fake name...after 6months....purshase or build a house first...go stay!...before car or anything...#justsaying sha!....pain me say dem catch am
ReplyDelete@ Anon, how can u sit back n tell someone how to do away with someone else's hard earned money? That's so wrong.
ReplyDeleteBad of him. Buh pls as a graduate of Abia state uni i have to correct d fact dat we dont av Mechanical engineering dre. Only Environmental engineering. So he should state his school again.
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