Twenty-three-year-old sales manager, Youssef Khalil, appeared before a Magistrate Court, in Lagos for allegedly stealing N30 million from his employer.
Khalil of No 34, Omodara St., Awuse Estate, Ikeja, is being charged with conspiracy and stealing.
He, however, pleaded not guilty before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.
The prosecutor, ASP Raji Akeem, said the suspect committed the offences from November 2021 to November 2022 at Mehdi Global Services, Allen Avenue, Ikeja.
He said the defendant and others at large diverted the proceeds of sales they made for their employer., adding that when the company’s account was audited, it was discovered that N30 million was missing from it.
The prosecutor also said the defendant could not give a satisfactory account of the missing money.
The alleged offences contravene Sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs B. O. Osunsanmi, granted the defendant bail in two million Naira with two sureties in like sum.
Osunsanmi adjourned the case until April 3 for mention.
