A chef to the former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, Victor Abayomi, has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly stealing valuables worth millions of naira at the former governor’s Ikoyi residence.
Abayomi was dragged before the Yaba Magistrate court by the SSS on two counts bordering on conspiracy and theft preferred against him. During his arraignment, the SSS prosecuting counsel, Joshua Babalola, told the court that Abayomi and others who are still at large conspired among themselves and committed the offences at the residence of the former governor in Ikoyi.
Babalola said the defendant absconded to Old Garage, Molorundo Local Government Area, Osun State, where he was arrested on March 7, 2024.
According to the prosecutor, the offences committed contravened Sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Magistrate in her ruling, ordered that Abayomi be remanded for 30 days at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre and adjourned the case until April 8, 2024, for investigation and presentation of facts.
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