October 27, (THEWILL) – Prince Olurotimi Martins, Chairman of Lagos Island Club, has been accused of being tightfisted and treating his domestic staff like slaves. For this, one of his staff tried to teach him a lesson he won’t forget in a hurry. The staff, Salaudeen Abubakri decided to bolt away with his boss’ Range Rover SUV. Abubakri claimed that he went away with the vehicle because he was being treated like a slave and planned to sell his boss’ vehicle for N30 million. He revealed that all seemed rosy when he was newly employed, claiming that his employer promised to invest in his future.
He claimed that despite telling his employer that he earned N70,000 from the two jobs he worked, his employer decided to peg his salary at N50,000. The first month he got paid the N50,000. In the second month, he got paid N40,000 and there after he began to be treated like a slave. By the fourth month, he resigned his appointment but came back three days later with the plan to steal the car.
Having been acquainted with his boss’ daily itinerary, Abubakri eventually stole the vehicle, knowing that the SUV was unregistered. A team of police investigators from the Zonal Anti-Piracy Unit swung into action through technology-driven policing and he was fished out and arrested.
Abubakri confessed to have masterminded the whole act with his syndicate and also admitted being the person that called the estate security guards on the day of the incident with a new SIM card he had specifically gotten for the operation to impersonate his boss to allow easy passage of the vehicle. Thereafter, the SIM card was destroyed before moving the SUV to Abuja where it was recovered.
67-year-old Martins emerged chairman of the prestigious Lagos Island club six months ago after polling 272 votes to defeat his closest rival who polled 198 votes. During his election to become chairman, some very highly placed personalities who are members of the club were on ground to cast their votes. They included former President Olusegun Obasanjo; the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo; former Works Minister, Babatunde Raji Fashola; Retired Justice George Adesola Oguntade; Bisi Olatilo; Senator Felix Bajomo; former Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, former chairman, Body of Benchers of the Nigerian Bar Association, Wole Olanipekun; Abayomi Finnish; Chief Alex Duduyemi, former deputy chairman, All Progressive Congress, APC, Iyiola Omisore, society matriarch, Tai Elemosho-Okesanjo and many others too numerous to mention.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
