Sacked employee arrested over alleged N15m revenge theft in Lagos

The Airport Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, George Ikpe, implicit the alleged theft of instrumentality valued astatine astir N15 cardinal from his erstwhile workplace, Vovida Communications Limited, an IT solutions company.

According to the connection issued by the Command, the fishy was apprehended connected April 3, 2026, by operatives of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Police Division aft what authorities described arsenic cautious quality gathering and investigation.

Police said preliminary findings showed that Ikpe allegedly gained unauthorised entree to the company’s premises located on the Murtala Muhammed International Airport axis and carted distant cardinal equipment.

A reappraisal of the company’s CCTV footage was said to person captured the suspect’s movements, helping investigators corroborate his identity.

Items reportedly stolen see 2 custom-made Vovida Central Processing Units (CPUs) valued astatine ₦10,357,000 and a high-end printer valued astatine ₦4,715,000, bringing the full worth to astir ₦15,072,000.

Further probe led to the betterment of the stolen CPUs aft the fishy provided utile information. However, the high-end printer had already been sold earlier his arrest.

The fishy reportedly told investigators that helium carried retired the enactment arsenic revenge aft his employment with the ...