A lawyer, Gbenga Akindele, has been charged before an ikeja Magistrates’ Court by his employer for allegedly to have stolen N118,000.

The suspect is 21-year-old, lived in Agege area of Lagos and is facing a charge of theft.

According to the prosecutor, Inspector Ezekiel Ayorinde, the suspect committed the offence on December 17 at Tabon-Tabon in Agege.

He said that the accused was working as the secretary in the chambers of Rotimi Akomolafe, was asked to deposit some fund into his employer’s account at First Bank but rather converted the money into personal use, Vanguard reports.

Akindele was sent to make payment of N79, 000 and N39, 000 into two different accounts at First Bank belonging to Akomolafe and Oluwakemi Adeniyi.

The offence violated Section 278 (f) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

The accused pleaded not guilty.

Ruling on the bail application of the accused, the Magistrate, O.J. Awope, granted him bail in the sum of N50, 000 with two sureties in like sum.

The case was adjourned to January 13, 2016 for mention.