The police in Lagos have apprehended a domestic worker named Blessing Effiong for allegedly stealing her employer’s $51,000, just three days after being hired in the Lekki area of the state.
Confirming the arrest to the media, the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPRO), SP Ayuba Umma, stated that the suspect was recommended for employment by an agent named Anthony and commenced working as a domestic worker on December 23, 2023.
Umma explained that three days into her employment, Effiong absconded with the money belonging to her employer and fled with her husband to Cross River State. However, on January 31, detectives from the Zonal Criminal Investigation Department (ZCID) Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan Lagos, arrested her following a petition against her by the employer, whose identity is being withheld by the police.
According to the police, following intensive investigation, both wife and husband were apprehended on January 31 in their hideout in Cross River State. Umma said during investigation, it was revealed that Blessing had approached Anthony under false pretenses to work as a domestic staff, providing misleading contact information and using registered phone numbers not associated with her identity.
“During the investigation, it was revealed that Blessing had approached Anthony under false pretences, providing misleading contact information and using registered phone numbers not associated with her identity. She failed to complete her employment application form.
Despite initially denying the full extent of stealing, Blessing eventually confessed to stealing $30,000 (N44,808,600), admitting to giving $20,000 (N29,872,400) to her husband, Bassey.
Bassey, in turn, confessed to receiving the stolen funds, part of which he used for settling his late mother’s medical bills, purchasing a tipper truck, two motorcycles, and completing a construction project in Cross River” SP Ayuba said
