A 19-year-old hotel worker, Adeyemi Ogungbe, was on Monday arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly stealing items worth ₦2.2 million from his workplace.
Ogungbe, an employee of Immramat Hotel, Elebu, pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and theft.
The prosecutor, ASP Femi Omilana, told the court that the defendant and others at large allegedly stole bottles of Hennessy and Martell, wire coils, towels, an iPad and bedsheets, among other items, valued at ₦2,223,300.
He said the alleged offence occurred at the hotel at about 5:45 a.m. on October 15 and contravened Sections 516 and 390(9) of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
The magistrate, Mrs Adebola Adeola, granted the defendant bail of ₦1 million with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case until November 17 for hearing.
