A sales representative, Victor Young, 32, who allegedly stole N1.39 million worth of pharmaceutical products, on Tuesday, appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
Young , who resides in House 4, Plot MT 4 , Nyanya, Abuja, is on trial over alleged theft of the products, property of the Health Line Pharmaceutical Limited Company, the complainant in the case.
The Prosecutor, Inspector Victor Eruada, told the court that Young committed the offence between January 2018 and February 2019 at Health Line Pharmaceutical Ltd Company, located at No. 9, Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja.
Eruada alleged that the accused collected the pharmaceutical products, sold them and refused to remit the proceeds to the company’s account.
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“Young sold the products and converted the money to his own use, instead of remitting it into the company’s account and forged invoice and receipt to cover up the deeds,’’ the prosecutor said.
The offence, Eruada said, contravened the provisions of Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Young, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate, Mrs. M.I. Dan-Oni, admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Dan-Oni ordered that the sureties must be employed and should show evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
She adjourned the case until April 17, for trial. (NAN)
