The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Milverton, Ikoyi, Lagos State, has arrested two employees, Taiwo Oluwatimilehin Ezekiel and Airat Opeyemi Rahman, for allegedly using their employer’s N25 million for gambling.
The Police described as a case of conspiracy, stealing, fraudulent conversion of funds, embezzlement, and money laundering to the tune of N250 million, has arraigned two suspects.
It added that the two suspects are facing a five-count charge at the Federal High Court, Lagos.
The case stems from a petition written by Mr. Jimoh Atofolaki, where he alleged that Taiwo Oluwatimilehin Ezekiel, who was an apprentice under him and stationed at the Oshogbo branch of his company, diverted the company’s goods including bags of cement and other building materials worth N250,000,000.
The PSFU spokesman, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ovie Kenneth Ewhubare, said: “Investigations revealed that Taiwo conspired with Airat Opeyemi Rahman to convert the goods and used the proceeds for gambling.
“The Commissioner of Police in charge of Police Special Fraud Unit, Lagos, CP Okunade Ronke Nurat, fsi, urges members of the public to be wary and always ensure that they carry out thorough background checks before employing individuals to take charge of their businesses.”
