Ibadan teacher jailed 2 years for stealing phone

An Oyo State Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, has sentenced a teacher, Adebayo Osayemi, to two years’ imprisonment for stealing his employer’s phone and money totalling N237, 000.
Delivering judgement, Magistrate O.O. Latunji, stated that Osayemi’s conviction and sentence were based on the evidence presented by the police, as well as his guilty plea.
“Osayemi is hereby sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour, without any option of fine,” Latunji declared.
The police prosecutor, Oluseye Akinola, informed the court that the offence took place on January 13, at No.3, Church St., behind Fagbemi filling station, Orita-Challenge, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Akinola stated that the convict (Osayemi) had closely observed the movements of Funmilayo Adesinmi, the complainant and proprietress of Montessori Gofas Nursery and Primary School, Ibadan, before entering her office.
Adesinmi had left her office briefly to buy food from a nearby market, leaving three children in the school when Osayemi seized the opportunity to steal.
The prosecution revealed that Adesinmi’s daughter had noticed Osayemi entering the office, and upon their return, they discovered that €20 (approximately N35,000) and a Techno Smart 4 phone, valued at N95,000, were missing.
The prosecutor further stated that before his arrest, Osayemi had transferred N82,000 and N25,000 from Adesinmi’s Money Point and First Bank accounts to his Opay and UBA accounts, respectively.
The offence contravenes the provisions of Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Cap 38 Vol. II Law of Oyo State 2000.