Culled from PUNCH
The police in Lagos State have arrested a 27-year-old housemaid, Mariam Acheme, and four others for allegedly robbing the housemaid’s boss. (Suspects pictured above)
According to police authorities, the housemaid, invited her boyfriend, Dansu Akokran, and another person at large to rob her boss and also stage her own kidnap.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Ngozi Braide, said, “On November 26, 2012, the housemaid invited her boyfriend to her boss’ house when the madam had gone out. On getting to the house, the boyfriend and another person ransacked the entire house.
“They vandalised the doors and also stole
all the valuables. The housemaid then padlocked the gate from outside
and fled with them.”
PUNCH Metro learnt that when the
owner of the house arrived, she discovered that all her valuables were
gone and Acheme was nowhere to be found.
The victim was said to have immediately reported the matter to the Bode Thomas Police Division.
Braide said a few days later, someone
contacted the housemaid’s boss and informed her that Acheme had been
kidnapped. She said the woman returned to the police and informed them
of the development.
Braide said, “The madam told the police
that some men called and said they had kidnapped the housemaid. The men
asked for N5m and said if the money was not paid, they would not release
her. The housemaid spoke to her ‘madam’ on the phone, crying and
telling her that she was being tortured by the kidnappers and urged her
boss to pay the ransom immediately.
“The Divisional Police Officer, Bode
Ojajuni, immediately swung into action. Detectives at the station were
able to establish contact with the kidnappers and urged them to collect
N1m. The kidnappers then sent a bank account number which the money
should be paid into.”
It was learnt that the account number belonged to one Prosper Tatou, a bricklayer.
Through the bank account number, policemen traced the owner to Agbara area of Ogun State and accosted him.
A close police source, who craved anonymity, said Tatou led the police to the hideout of the other suspects.
He said, “Tatou said he knew nothing
about any kidnap but told us that a few days earlier, his brother, Jean
Mari, had asked him to send his bank account number because he needed to
receive some money from someone.
“Tatou then led us to a deserted building
where his brother lives. At the house, we were able to arrest those who
masterminded the purported kidnap.”
Detectives were however shocked when they saw the housemaid in the compound.
“That was when we discovered that she connived with her boyfriend to commit the crime,” the police source said.
Acheme however denied conniving with the kidnappers.
She said although she had invited her
boyfriend to come and visit her when the incident occurred, she had no
clue of his intentions.
“I invited my boyfriend (Dansu) to come
and visit me at the house when my madam had gone out. When he arrived,
he came with another guy and both of them pushed me into the toilet and
locked me there. They stole all my madam’s things and then kidnapped
me,” she said.
When asked why she did not escape from
the purported kidnappers’ den when she had the chance, she said, “I
could not escape because I did not know the terrain.”
She added, “My boss was very nice to me.
She paid me N12, 000 a month and I had worked with her for seven months
and she never maltreated me.
“She has two grown-up children and they
even give me tip when I do their laundry. I could not have repaid their
kindness with wickedness.”
Dansu also claimed to be innocent, saying it was his friend, Femi, who is now at large, that planned the whole thing.
The PPRO seized the opportunity to warn
employers of domestic servants to be wary of the people they hire,
noting that cases of crimes being committed by domestic servants seem to
be on the rise.
The PPRO noted that the suspects were all
nationals of Benin Republic and said it was necessary for employers to
register their domestic servants at the nearest police stations.
77 comments:
Househelps! some people call them necessary evils. for me i do not think they are necessary. i do not have one and can never.
they do more harm than good. my aunt's househelp killed her only daughter she had eight years after marriage. the househelp told them they should be grateful its only the child she killed.Imagine!
i still wonder how people feel comfortable bringing in a total stranger to live with them.
they are evil! wicked!
Smh.....this life
End times call for desperate measures. Ladies make una dey careful o.
The house girl can speak good english ooo.....
and for the dudes, make this cash slowly. No need to rush o. Beware of bad friends.
There's nothing we wouldn't see in this Nigeria. Even househelps are now turning criminals, looking for millions. Thank God we no longer have maids.
Meanwhile, hope you know EFCC arrested some popular entertainment people in 1004 flats in Lagos for doing 'Yahoo Yahoo'? Check it out on GISTville and see their names
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I was amazed at you ..
Na wa ooo!
All these names indicate that these peeps are from a neighboring country... Anyway, they are now immersed in their own shit....
Whatttttttt!This is unbelievable! *mouth open in shock*
Lol small thieves sending acct details awon omo buruku
Dumb ass modafuckers!!
Of all ppl 2 kidnap..its a cmon dirty-worthless housemaid???
A nobody 4 5milla??????
Buhahahahahahahahahahah
Dey must breed illiterates in Benin rep!!
So d guys left out d lady's kids and opted 2 kidnap d housemaid??
Lmao....
5milla??
Buhahahahahahahah
I still can't get my head round dis meSs!!
Who wud waste money 2 rescue a houseRAT?
Dey obviously didn't read der 'kidnapping manual'
*rubbish*
Billie jean
Hmmmm.. Wat shd i believe now? Na wa o
This goes out to make us wary of who we bring into our homes and trust with house keeping chores because you could just be asking for trouble without knowing. Such a house maid like this one can even poison the boss silently and make do with all she can steal and run away
Aunty Lin li warris going on? u are becoming slow these days oooo, u no dey bring us correct live gist like b4. u just feed us with dry dry gist. abeg buckle up ya game.
This same incident ocoured @ my place.my househelp robbed us and kinapped our baby!but thank God for literacy she was calling for ransom with an open no.we had to trace this no down to ibadan!and also the bank acc she n her uncle sent was for the same uncle..we caught them red handed n my baby was fine..househelp ruins!
Well since it has nothing to do with the NPF Ngozi Braide has some thing to say but if it was the other way round she will either be unreachable or she's yet to see the file or some other cork and bull stories...
As for the domestic help and her little squad they sure got what is coming for them.
Ella
Niger for us
Nawao,but howcome all d suspects look alike.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310
na wa oooh even Benin Republic wan collect ransom
A friend of mine once said these househelps only deserve to be treated like Animals and I tot she was mean,funny enuf their househelp stayed the longest,infact til they relocated abroad!
Now dis is a confirmation den@my madam and her family treat me nicely'..see how she resemble winch sef!....d fear of househelps is the beginning of wisdom!
Illitracy. i̶̲̥̅̊s a plague,ever heard of kidnappers giving out acct details???
Ransome of 5million 2b paid 4d release of d house maid? Lol.. Dis ppl na correct learners o.. Person wey no b dia pikin na im em go cum pay 5million for?? Well not evry 1 is dat generous,I guess..
Perfect Nollywood story.
Issue is dat d culprits did nt watch d movie til d end in oda 2 act it wel.Una name na sorry
Dumb ass move!! Wat makes her think dat her "madam" would pay 1500 sef as ransom for her househelp!! Pls kindly know ur place in this world!! That's d problem with being nice to all these househelps, they now believe they can tk advantage, if her "madam" treated her like patience ozokwor would , will she try this nonsense?? *Linda kindly post my comment ..God bless
Well, I must say the police did a very G̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴͡.̮Ơ̴̴̴͡D̶̲̥̅ job. Dis goes for all these 'madames' dat employ random housemaids without checkin their background
Very scary tale, the woman should thank her God that she was not killed. Nigeria is a scary place abeg, thank God I do not live there. God please protect ur children in Nigeria from all forms of wickedness.
You can't trust human beings these days.
Na real wha....bonny and clyde naija version ....LMAO....abeg make una no kill person wit laugh dis new year..
God hav mercy on us, this world is turning into something else
Benin republic sef don they kidnap,naija delta millitants dis una innovation has really started trending
Hmmmm,Abeg person need Τ̲̅ȍ D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ careful wif all dis Benin pple ☺º°˚˚°ºoo
May God save from the hands of these cotonou guls o. Mum Ella
u know why dey can boldly ask for such ransom?d madam treats her as a sister,so she has capitalised on that, she knows out of kindness and pity she will offer to bail her.
This world sef I don't know which pays,being mean or kind!
Lmao!!! Dis is so funny.d kidnappers don't even have common sense.complete Illiterates.dey want d money inside a bank instead of bringing it 2 dem.y won't they catch dem. Well who knows d girl might b telling d truth.12k a month dat sum good pay.hmmm! Nawah o!
Funny enuf,dey luk like U
@ Michelle, which of those names being mentioned is a popular name? Haba! Y do you people like to exaggerate things? oga ooooooo
Bonnie & Clyde..lol
Anon 4:08. I live in the United states,and it is a scariest place,this s child s play to the evil dt pple concort here,cant wait to go back home. Having said that,God protect us from this kind of helps.Titi
Oh billie jean!I love u so much!like so much!been lafn my ass off n everybody here with me is lafn serzly cos of ur comment!so harsh but yet so true.lmaooooooo!the meaner the better!ds comment jst made my day!!!LOL...@toni_kard
I worked as a househelp and saw myself through an ond programme. I don't think a 'houserat' could do that. Pls don't use hurtful words
What are the immigration folks doing? Nigerians have a hard time elsewwhere while anyone with two legs can stroll in across our borders in benin, chad and niger, whistling with hands in pocket............ng owerri
That housemaid is a complete criminal. She must be punished. How could she invite her boyfriend to her place of work?
BLOGLORD, i wrk in a bank nd i leave my baby wit my maid. She is still 2 young for daycare nd i ve no relatives who can cme nd stay neither does DH
I ve also searched for nanny but cant find.
My maid is 22 nd so far she has been gd wit my baby.
Wat do u advise in my own situation?
these cotonou house helps are serious criminals, for the umpteenth time ppl should stay away from them, evil possessed fellows....especially the ones from agents, wen they disappear, the agent would claim not to be able to trace them
Plz how do u cope wit being on Lib 247, taking care of d kids, housekeeping, and ur job?.
Anywayz u myt b a house wife,
The police shojld use this opportunity to look into trafficking too. Using other people's children isn't a good idea either.
#and yes i can tell d one above is said 2 be 27yrs old.
story story! Ur friend say, u say, Funny Enof Bla bla.. Wot r u on abt Plz?? Wot has dat story got to do wit d ish at hand,.. Try make a lil meaning next tym
Bloglord, they are evil, wicked I agree with you, you would also agree with me that some people drive these girls to be evil. I see lots of people treat their househelps like they are dogs, beat them the way Fulani herdsmen beat their Cows, they are often sexually abused by their masters and so on. You and I can't imagine what SOME of them go through not that I support this act but to be on the safe side, if you must have them, then treat them well.
You are such a wicked human being,so cos she is a maid,her life holds no meaning abi?I will pay more than that if my maid was Genuily In trouble,cos she is a human being and if it where any of my relations I will do the same,they are still good house maids out there you know,am so disgusted by ur comment, smh for you
Pis, that word is' Mesdame' & not madames. House helps are evil! May God help us. Amen.
With all ur stupid comments on this blog,I have always known you will be an evil person and guess what billie goat?you just proved me right,ur type should be wiped off the earth.
Billie jean or whatever you call urself,cos you think a house girls life is worthless cos of the Unfortunate Situation she finds herself,so would ur life be worthless before God almighty
Pls STFU,everything in life has its own advantage and disadvantage,and bringing a maid into ur home is no diff,one just has to be prayerful,but it doesn't mean the poor girl should be treated like trash, after you go carry ur wicked mind put bible for armpit they go church.shame on you, and if them say make all christains come out you sef go follow for back.
Billie jean or whatever you call urself,cos you think a house girls life is worthless cos of the Unfortunate Situation she finds herself,so would ur life be worthless before God almighty
Hmmmmmm#Speechless#
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Bloglord u are right to a certain level. Its either u are not working or in2 private business then u can tk care of your home. A career woman wil find dem absolutely necessary esp when you have kids. Iam able to balnce being a good mum n wife as well as take care of my home bcos I am in2 a private businesss that is flexible
What type of gist do Ʊ want to hear, is this gist not enuf for Ʊ, oh Ʊ want hear gist about rape, murder and incest abi. Anonfia, aunty linda kudos O°˚˚˚ jare.
Hmmmm... My guardian has 3House girls and 1 house boy... God help us
WOW your aunty must have treated the witch like shit !! Still WOW what a heartless soul
There are some daycare centres within SCHOOLS that cater for very young children.
U can try some of those ones.
@ billie Jean...... 1 word.. DUMB!!! God forgive u
Do you blame dem? They illiterates thnk dat as Nkriu Sylvanus and the other known pple kidnapped were released and their kidnappers successfully collected their ransom which were paid 'in d bank' or so they thought. So they too can form their own kidnapping. When helps are even choosing places to go and work these days..if its not on the island or 'the people get money houses', they refuse to go and work. And this is mainly from the cotonou pple. Women be careful, once something like this starts, it will soon be the order of the day.
Guys, am not a housewife or a business woman, i work in a firm yea, and yes there are creche/daycare-centres that offer after-school services.
they keep ur kids till 6pm and extension hours for late parents.
when my second kid was still months old, she was in the creche while the older one is dropped at the creche after school. now that the younger one is of school age, i drop them both at school in the morning and the school bus drops them at the creche-centre after school.(for after-school service-they feed them with the food you provide and help them with their homework before the parent returns.)
its as simple as that!
In the morning, everybody is off the house, in the evening, we all back.
i prefer it to having one stranger ransacking my bedroom in my absence, bringing in her boyfriend, or stealing my stuffs. at least i don't get to lock my room, lock wardrope, lock everything locakable. (make person no go lock im head join where e de lock lock!)
so, the same way i leave my house is same way i have it when i return.
thats better-off for me.
Househelps are not necessary. i would NEVER have them!
(in my aunt's case, she treated the fucking maid so nicely being the one catering for her only child she had after waiting for years, and the witch in return did what? threw the baby from up downstairs with the excuse that the baby was crying too much and later on wrapped the dead child in her cot before my aunt returned from work for everyone to think the baby was still sleeping.)
Anon 6:59pm, if you are a strategic planner, then your time is not a problem for you.
At billie jean,what a wicked madam you will make,and if you are a guy,its ur type that goes about raping his house maid,may God have mercy on you.
Dis goes for all these 'madames' dat employ random housemaids without checkin their background
Dis goes for all these 'madames' dat employ random housemaids without checkin their background
We should not generalise concerning homehelps. Some are good. I have had several good ones (Not perfect, no one is) In fact, two of them have gotten married from my home after spending about 4-5 years. Its also true that some are terrible. I am glad I have not come across those ones.
@nkechi u deserve award 4 dat ur comment
househelps shouldnt be trusted.
Bloglord ur a fucking lying fool.if you had two kids,a job dat ends by 6pm and no maid,trust me u won't have all the time u spend on lib on ur hands.1st to comment all d time.when do u fix dinner nd all d meals it kids take to school ,creche,after school ....pllllllzzzzzzz.and all u creche loving mums note dat creche comes wt its own problems ..illnesses ,hunger unchanged diapersss...lol.
Pickn from outside or from d people u know. I don't know which is best cos d ones u know down to d villa end up spoiling ur image and spreading. False rumours abt u.They don't ever ppreciate anything, Always wanting u to treat them as equals. Househelps are just incredible evils. Don't be too nice and don't be too good.
Be careful what you say to me this year,God says He will bless those that bless me and curse those that curse me.
So,in your best interest,choose wisely!!!!!!!
Calm down now! you sound like a bitter frustrated housewife angered by bloglord's routine.
STFU and kindly air ur own opinions b4 insulting other ppl,he/she has a point !! If u've been robbed of ur personal belongings by sum1 to were nice to u wudnt mk such a retarded comment. Poor girl dat robbed n faked her own kidnap!! Ode gan collect ur sense from inside babalawo's pot
Abeg go siddon.lie lie
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