THE story of his life took a turn for the worse last July when he was arrested for stealing from a store where he worked in Scotland. Delta State-born Onome Aruoture is facing trial for embezzling over £40,000 (about N10million) from his employers. SHOLA O’NEIL examines the case against Aruoture
A Delta State-born Nigerian living in Aberdeen, Scotland, Onome Aruoture, 32, has owned up to stealing £20,000 (about N5 million) from British retailer Marks and Spencer in Aberdeen.
He was a sales assistant at one of Aberdeen’s largest shops, the St. Nicholas Centre Branch of Marks and Spencer before nemesis caught up with him in July.
Aruoture, who lived at 653b George Street, Aberdeen, before his arrest in July, is standing trial for embezzling over £40,000 (about N10million) from his employers over a period of several months.
Aruoture attended the Dom Domingos College, Warri. He passed out in 1994.
He is believed to be a scion of a prominent family in Delta State. He was listed among the 2009 graduating student of Safety Engineering and Risk Management degree from the University of Scotland in Aberdeen.
Online sources said the Nigerian was arrested last July after an investigation was launched at Marks & Spencer’s branch at St. Nicholas Centre, Aberdeen, following the discrepancies in the books over several months.
It was gathered that about £40,000 allegedly disappeared from the branch in Aberdeen during the period. Sources close to the suspect, who is in detention, told our correspondent that he was just a few weeks away from a planned return to Nigeria when he was arrested by the police.
Meanwhile, reports from the Aberdeen Sheriff Court at the weekend indicated that Aruoture confessed to embezzling just half of the missing cash (£20,000).
The prosecuting Sheriff Annella Cowan was quoted by the Evening Express as saying the sentence would be deferred while reports were prepared and proceeds of crime hearing would also be fixed.
Aruoture’s countrymen and former students, who spoke with our correspondent, lamented the incident. They said it would damage the image of Nigerians living abroad as well as put other law-abiding Nigerians under intense scrutiny by security operatives.
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