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Domestic Servant, 24, Jailed 8 Months For Stealing Gold Worth N250, 000

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An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a domestic servant, Sarah Akapa, to eight months imprisonment for stealing her employers gold neck chain and two earrings worth N250, 000.

Akapa of Ketu, a suburb of Lagos State, pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing.
Delivering her judgment, the Magistrate, Mrs O. S. Amzat, advised the convict to turn a new leaf while in prison after sentencing her to eight months imprisonment with no option of fine.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Sgt. Ihiehie Lucky, told the court that the offence was committed on Oct. 31 at the complainant’s house.
Ihiehie said the complainant reported the incident at Ketu Police Station in the early hours of Nov. 6.

“The complainant, a trader, said that on Oct. 31 her house help stole her gold neck chain valued at N100, 000 and two gold earrings valued at N150, 000.

“When she was questioned, she confessed that she had given the items to her ex- boyfriend who came down from Ajah to collect them from her.
The offence committed contravened section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

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Ooni Kingmakers Allegedly Hike Interest Form To N250,000

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Kingmakers of the Ooni of Ife have allegedly hiked the cost of the Interest Form from N100,000 to N250,000.

A source close to the kingmakers attributed the hike in the fee to the “unprecedented” declaration of intention to succeed the late Oba Okunade Sijuwade.

Although, the hike in the fee was designed to discourage many people from participating in the contest, he said that aspirants will have enough time to obtain mandatory intention forms when the race begins.

Traditionally, it is forbidden for would-be occupants to the stool to indicate their interest during the period of mourning, but the battle for who succeeds the late Sijuwade commenced in earnest, even before the Royal Traditional Council formally announced the “ascension to the loft” of Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse 11 penultimate Wednesday.

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