Lagos court remands POS operator pending trial for alleged N10 million fraud.

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The Kirikiri Correctional Centre received 42‑year‑old point‑of‑sale operator Kafayat Morayo Salami after she was remanded by the Yaba Magistrate’s Court in Lagos on allegations of a fraudulent N10 million transaction.

The Nigeria Police Force arraigned Salami on four counts that include alleged stealing, fraudulent conversion, and receipt of suspected stolen funds.

The charge sheet states that the defendant allegedly convinced a person named Peace Godwin to bring her father’s ATM card, linked to account number 1006891731, after which N10 million was reportedly withdrawn from that account.

Prosecutors further allege that Salami used her Opay account, registered under the business name Morayo Al‑Bashroh Ventures, to receive and retain the funds suspected to belong to Godwin Enenche, in violation of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2025.

Another count accuses her of unlawfully stealing N10 million between February and April 2026 in Lagos’s Ago‑Okota area.

Presiding Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun granted bail of N1 million with two sureties, but Salami was unable to meet the bail conditions and was therefore

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