STEALING APPRENTICE
I have a boy working as an apprentice for two years now in one of my shops. The agreement with his parents was that he would serve me and learn the trade for 30 months. However, there have been repeated instances where money and goods have gone missing.
I have confronted my two senior apprentices about this several times, but they have always denied any involvement. Despite my complaints, my stock keeps disappearing without me receiving the money for it.
I would often express my frustrations to them, and this particular apprentice would always reassure me, suggesting that it was just the state of the economy causing the issues until something happened.
Last December, I ordered a shipment of goods, and I was the one who received them. Two days later, the goods began disappearing. I decided to search all my apprentices after work one day, and to my shock, I found 59k neatly hidden under the pants of this particular apprentice.
This discovery raised my suspicions and I investigated further and found almost 10 million in two of his bank accounts. I had no choice but to report him to the authorities, and he was arrested and detained. Two days later, I was informed that he had fallen ill in his cell. He was brought out to the counter for medical attention, but during that time, he escaped.
My money is gone, I feel helpless. I even detained his parents, but I had to release them because they are fragile and elderly. How do I recover my money . Help a brother..
Go and report him to Okija shrine since EFCC will not be able to help you...
He escaped indeed! Or money has exchanged hands. What sort of country is this?
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts too. How can he just escape like that. My country my country
DeleteFan Emmanuel
I don’t get you poster
DeleteYou found 10M in his account and you couldn’t pin him down and ask that the funds be transferred to you.
You go dey trust police.
You for tie and down make him transfer the money before you take him anywhere.
Get the police to freeze his account immediately. Once he comes into the bank to make enquiries on his account, he will be arrested. Pele
DeleteSorry for ur loss but u were careless with him..
DeleteWhy not just take him to the bank,with an officer,so he can make the transfer immediately back to ur account?
Take proactive measures next time once your guys tell you something is wrong. Cos your senior apprentices are going to feel emboldened very soon when they realize there’s no real consequence for bad behavior
ReplyDeleteI wish you recovered your money with delay immediately you saw it in his account
ReplyDeleteHe escaped indeed!
ReplyDeleteI guess the authority you reported to is Police, it's time to go through EFCC. You have to be proactive so that his account can be freezed. He can be tracked down.
You found 10 million in two of his bank accounts and you could not make him transfer it, even before detaining him? What makes you think the other apprentice aren't also guilty.
ReplyDeleteDear Poster, Sorry about what is happening to your business, one thing I noticed about you business owners is that you take theft with a lot of levity and are not treated seriously...Any theft is automatic sack and you will inform his parents immediately and there will be no settlement.......The sad reality is most youths are not ready to put in the work but would rather steal as a get-rich-quick-scheme....
ReplyDeleteDo you do record keeping of your goods? At least higher education or exercise book to record all your inventories? When your goods were supplied...Did you count the items to confirm the quantity received? If you don't do all these, then know that they capitalized on your weakness of not taking accountability of your business.....
You should invest in little things to safe guard your business: Do you have CCTV installed? Do you have POS and at least a cash till that your apprentices won't have easy access to?
1. Going forward, no more cash transactions...Get a POS and make sure all payments are transferred and confirmed before your customers go with the products....
2. Your bookkeeping and money management is very porous and you make them have access so easily to things you should hold dear....Get a cash lock or till where once money enters, you can't take the money out...
3. Install CCTV; try to be at the shop most time....Watch the activities in your shop through CCTV; ensure there are no blind spots especially when you keep your goods and your cash till...
4. Get a barcode scanner to capture the quantity and details of your products or get higher education book and record them....In case of missing goods, deduct from their salary....If it is outright theft, sack them immediately and they will not be paid for it.....
5. Make sure they are checked thoroughly at the end of the day and remove any spots that can make it easy to hide stolen money or goods..
6. Have an insurance to cover theft, fire & loss in transit of goods especially....This will help you a lot...
7. Open a corporate business account in your business name & make sure all payments are made there...On no account, should any one collect money into their personal account......
If you have his account details and other documents to proof the theft, you can report his bank and copy CBN email; have them block the 2 accounts so he does not have access to them....
You have to be brutal and tighten your seatbealts when it comes to these apprentices so they don't reck your life and send you back to the trenches.....Police does not help any matter.....This is indeed very painful....If possible, send those apprentices away or mointor them closely because they might be doing same....
All the best....
Go to court and try to get his account frozen as proceeds of theft pending investigation
ReplyDeletethis story no just join at all
ReplyDeletehow can you find 10m in his account and you did not subject him to make transfer into your account but you went ahead to call the police. Same police that has already settled with the guy to share the money and you are here talking stories. You should report him to Efcc, be fast before that guy withdrawals all the money in his account and leave this country.
Make sure you recover every kobo from him to teach others that they cannot mess with you. You should not play with.
Once you catch him he wouldve transferred the money in the account to you that very moment.
ReplyDeleteThis us even begore going to the police
No wahala he has settled himself
Shaa through small curse for am for air wey go pursue am find am amd deal with am
Agreement for 30months no do am again nothibg dey inside
Do agreement for 3complete years and above stretch till 5 years
Wetin do your cctv
Abu you no get?
Try get
Shaaa go back to the parents and family and cause small trouble,make them know say you serious and you never forgive ambit no harm anybody
Make them sign agreement with you
Document everything oh
Carry lawyer sef
Carry videographer
Protect yourself
Na wa for these boys
Why didn't the police freeze his bank accounts when they arrested him?
ReplyDeleteNot fair, they released him
ReplyDeleteHahaha Stella this your advice nor follow ohh. But this is really sad, poster sorry for your ordeal. This is a case of fraud, the bank should be able to do something nau. Plus, i wonder why you don't have secrete cameras, go get them please. All the best
ReplyDeleteLet them freeze his account than you declare him wanted. Act fast before he leaves the country
ReplyDeleteLet them freeze his account then you declare him wanted. Act fast before he leaves the country.
ReplyDeleteChai! You Could have ordered for freezing of the account or take him to the bank sef willing he will transfer the whole money immediately before any further disagreement.
ReplyDeleteVery sad situation. God will replenish your loss sir.🙏🏿
ReplyDeletePeople are so wicked. How else can you treat people without stabbing you in the back?
ReplyDeleteThe advisers con plenty! Poster go confuse sef.
ReplyDeletePolice don collect KPAJEH, release the guy. lol.
Naija my country
You have caught the Oleee Finish you just allow oleee to Slid your hand
ReplyDeleteHabamana...
People wey you go carry enter one room make sure man they with you and am o, tell him to open his phone make he do all the money transfer back..
I pray you Recover your Money ooo..
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