A 30-year-old woman, Judith Udedike, has been charged before an Ikeja Magistrate's Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing cell phone batteries and earphones valued at N3.6 million, being property of her employer, Chidera Ogbodo.
The accused was said to have committed the offence at Alaba International Market, Lagos.
Udedike was arraigned by the police on a count-charge of stealing.
However, when the charge was read to the accused before Magistrate Abimbola Komolafe, she pleaded not guilty.
The magistrate granted the accused N100,000 bail, with two sureties that are to be blood relatives and must show evidence of tax payment for a period of three years.
The magistrate ordered that N50,000 be deposited in the account of the Chief Registrar and adjourned till May 4.
The charge read: "That you Judith Udedike 'f' between the month of 'January and December 2014 at about 1600hrs at Alaba International Market, Alaba Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District  did steal some cell phone battery and earphones valued the sum of N3.6m property of one Chidera Ogbodo 'm' your employer."

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