Domestic Servant Docked For Stealing Employer’s Property

A 26-year-old domestic servant, Sharon Francis, was docked on Thursday at a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing her employer’s jewellery and other items valued N700,000.
The defendant, who resides at Ali Akilu area of Kaduna, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and theft.
The prosecutor, Insp. Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant and two others, still at large, committed the offences on May 15 at Malali, Kaduna.
He alleged that the defendant and her accomplices stole clothes, jewellery, three pieces of watches and two television sets, all worth N700,000.
According to Leo, the items belong to Mrs Esther Paul.
He said that the defendant absconded after stealing the items but was later arrested in Niger.
The alleged offences are punishable under Sections 285 and 271 of the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2017.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty.
The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, granted him bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Emmanuel also ordered that the sureties should be blood relation of the defendant and have means of livelihood.
He added that the sureties should reside within Kaduna and show evidence of tax payment to the state government.
The magistrate adjourned the case until August 20 for hearing.