The former minister of state for education,
Kenneth Gbagi has striped four of his staff
working in his hotel for allegedly stealing a
sum of five thousand nairas. it was
gathered that the four staff were granted
bail on Monday after spending three days
in detention.
Their bail was facilitated by
some anti-corruption and human right
activist who took up the matter
The victims of this dehumanization were
arrested on Friday in the hotel, known as
Signatious Hotel, Warri, Delta State after
they were stripped naked and pictured in
the hotel
One of the staff informed Sahara reporters
that his colleagues were apprehended by
the former minister over the alleged stolen
money. In his words, the staff said
“MY BOSS, FORMER MINISTER OF STATE
FOR EDUCATION AND OWNER OF
SIGNATIOUS HOTEL, CHIEF KENNETH
GBAGI, ARRESTED FOUR OF MY
COLLEAGUES WORKING FOR HIM OVER
THE STEALING OF N5,000 FROM THE
HOTEL WHEN ACTUALLY THE N5,000 WAS
GIVEN AS A GIFT TO THEM BY A GUEST
BECAUSE OF THEIR GOOD BEHAVIOUR.”
While the anonymous staff was detailing
the incident revealed the names of the
victims the arrested colleagues as Gloria
Oguzie, Victor Ephraim, Rosslyn Okiemute
and Achibong Precious, the source said,
“BEFORE THEY WERE ARRESTED BY THE
POLICE ON FRIDAY LAST WEEK AT THE
HOTEL, THE FOUR STAFF WERE STRIPPED
NAKED WHILE THEY WERE
PHOTOGRAPHED IN THE PRESENCE OF
THE POLICE .
“WE LEARNT THAT THE DEHUMANISING
TREATMENT AS INSTRUCTED BY OUR
BOSS.”
More so, investigations disclosed that the
hotel management forcefully made some
withdrawals from the bank accounts of the
four staff through their ATM cards before
the police took them away in a waiting van.
The four staff were charged before a
magistrate court sitting in Effurun after four
days of detention.
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In a five-count charge, the police accused
the suspects of conniving among
themselves to steal monies ranging from
N156,000, N110,000, N5,000 and N2,000
owned by Signatious Hotel and committed
an offence punishable under section 516
and 390 (9), of the criminal code Law
Cap21C Vol.1 Law of Delta State.
The four staff, it was learnt, were granted
bail on Monday through the intervention of
some anti-corruption and human rights
activists, who decided to take up the
matter.