An upcoming Yoruba actress and film maker, Yetunde Akilapa, was on Thursday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged burglary and theft involving valuables worth N7 million.
The 32 years old actress, who lives at Oladelola St., Ketu area of Lagos, according to the Police Prosecutor, Benson Emuerhi, committed the offences on June 27 at Mutairu Street, Shangisha, Ketu, a suburb of Lagos, at 2.10 p.m.
The prosecutor said she was caught while trying to enter the apartment of one Mr. Adeboye Lamidi who is the complainant in the case.
“l peeped through the door hole and l saw the accused trying to open my door with a key,” Lamidi said.
The prosecutor also alleged that the accused on November 16, 2015 at 3.00 p.m. broke into the residence of Oyinlola Tuga by unlocking the door with a master key.
Tuga, who lives at Ayodele Okeowo St., Gbagada Soluyi, in Lagos, reported that the accused stole jewellery, bags and other valuables worth N7 million.
“Tuga alleged that after raising alarm that his house had been burgled, his neighbours told him that they saw the accused parking her car with registration no. MUS 689 CZ in front of the complainant’s house.
“They challenged her and found the stolen items and a hundred bunch of keys on her.
“The accused was apprehended and handed over to the police at Ifako Police Station,” he said.
Akilapa came into the film industry in 2013 and acted in a Yoruba film, “Ileri-Oluwa,’’ which brought her to limelight.
The actress was earlier reported to be in the news for stealing and breaking into people’s homes years ago and has been on the police wanted list for the past three years.
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The actress was in the news in February 2013 when it was reported that she was arrested for robbery by the police in Alade, Somolu area of Lagos.
She was sent to Kirikiri Prison and after a few months, she regained her freedom in November 2013.
In January 12, 2014, she was again caught trying to steal with a bunch of master keys hidden in her brassiere at a house in Magodo Phase 2.
The offences contravened Sections 287, 307 and 308 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).
Section 287 stipulates a three-year jail term for stealing, while Section 307 prescribes seven years for burglary.
The Magistrate, Mrs Olufunke Sule-Amzat, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 with two responsible sureties.
Sule-Amzat said the sureties must be gainfully employed with an evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
She adjourned the case until October 22.
