DAILY TRUST
A teenage apprentice, Prince Okemgbo, who allegedly stole his master’s N958,000 was on Tuesday docked in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
The police charged Okemgbo, 15, residing in the Igando area of Lagos, with stealing.
The Prosecution Counsel, DSP Kehinde Ajayi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Nov. 21 at Cele Close, Odo Osan, Egan Igando, Lagos.
She said the defendant, an apprentice under one Mr Hycent Uche – the complainant, had suddenly absconded from the shop with the amount.
“He broke the safe in the shop and made away with the sum of N958,000 being sales made for the week that his master was supposed to take to the bank the next day.
“He ran away to the village without allowing anyone to know…
