A 42-year-old Point of Sale (PoS) operator, Kafayat Morayo Salami, has been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre following her arraignment before the Yaba Magistrate’s Court in Lagos over an alleged N10 million fraud.
Salami was arraigned by the Nigeria Police Force on a four-count charge bordering on alleged stealing, fraudulent conversion, and receiving suspected stolen funds.
According to court documents, the defendant allegedly convinced a teenager, identified as Peace Godwin, to bring her father’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card linked to account number 1006891731. Investigators claimed that N10 million was subsequently withdrawn from the account.
The prosecution further alleged that the suspect received and retained the funds through her Opay account registered under the business name, Morayo Al-Bashroh Ventures. The police maintained that the money belonged to one Godwin Enenche and that the transaction violated provisions of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2025.
Another charge accused Salami of unlawfully stealing N10 million between February and April 2026 in the Ago-Okota area of Lagos.
Presiding Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun granted the defendant bail in the sum of N1 million with two sureties. However, Salami was unable to meet the bail conditions and was subsequently remanded in custody.
The defendant was initially arrested by officers attached to the Ago-Okota Police Division before her transfer to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Panti, Yaba.
Despite the allegations, Salami denied any wrongdoing and accused the police of unlawful detention and physical assault during the investigation.
Narrating her side of the story, she claimed the matter began on April 13, 2026, when a 15-year-old girl, Peace Godwin, allegedly visited her shop to process a N1 million transaction said to have been authorised by the girl’s mother.
According to Salami, the teenager requested that N645,000 be transferred into a First Bank account while also collecting N100,000 in cash, leaving a balance to be settled later.
She further alleged that unknown individuals later escorted her to a police station without informing her of the reason for her arrest.
The PoS operator stated that the teenager had carried out similar transactions at her outlet on previous occasions and was familiar to her business.
Salami also accused officers at the Ago-Okota Police Station of assaulting her during interrogation, claiming that her hijab was forcibly removed and that investigators pressured her to release her phone password.
She further alleged that police confiscated her PoS machine and deleted transaction records relating to the disputed N645,000 transfer.
According to her, she was denied access to family members while in custody, while investigators allegedly attempted to conceal details linked to the bank account involved in the transaction.
Sources familiar with the investigation said the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State CID, Dayo Akinbisehin, directed that the officer handling the case appear at Panti alongside relevant account details connected to the disputed transaction.
However, reports indicated that the Investigating Police Officer insisted on prosecuting the suspect despite growing public attention surrounding the case.
