Abuja — An Abuja Magistrate
Court, yesterday, sentenced a 22-
year-old cashier, Mariam Salifu, to
14 years in prison for stealing
N3.15 million belonging to her
employers.
The convict, residing at Karimo in
the FCT, was arraigned on a two-
count charge of criminal breach
of trust and theft. She had earlier
admitted to absconding with the
money.
The Magistrate, Hajiya Fati Tafida,
sentenced Salifu without an
option to pay fine.
She ordered that the convict be
imprisoned at the Federal
Prisons, Suleija, for 14 years to
serve as deterrent to others.
Earlier, the Police Prosecutor, Mr
Phillip Appolos, had told the court
that one Christopher Nwozor of
Life Camp, Abuja, reported the
matter at the Life Camp Police
Station on August 19.
He said that the accused, who is
a cashier at C.C. Royal Fishing,
was told to deposit N3.15 million
into the company’s account in
Diamond Bank at Wuse Zone 2.
Appolos said that the accused
absconded with the money on
August 17, to an unknown
destination, instead of
depositing it.
The prosecutor said that Salifu
was subsequently, arrested in
Lokoja, following police
investigation.