Photo Of Pearl Victoria Alaegbu, The Woman That Drugged Her Lover and Stole N295M From Him

The Police at Ikoyi division, Ikoyi, Lagos, western
Nigeria, have arrested a 46-year-old woman,
Pearl Victoria Alaegbu, for allegedly conniving
with a guard to rob her lover, Prince Hillary
Unachukwu of his $1.5m (equivalent to
N295.5m).
Police alleged that the incident occurred on 13
December, 2015 at Ojora Road, Ikoyi, Lagos when
the woman allegedly connived with a guard to
lock the victim inside a room with a padlock,
ransacked his bedroom and allegedly stole his
$1.5 and escaped.
Following the incident, according to the police,
the complainant reported the matter to the
Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ikoyi
police station Lagos, S. P. Tijani Mustapha who
directed his men to trace and arrest the fleeing
security guard and the woman anywhere they
could be found.
While the guard was arrested at a hideout and
charged to court for failing to protect his
employer from external attack, the woman was
tracked and arrested on 26 January, 2016 at a
hideout in Lagos.
After investigation, Alaegbu was arraigned before
an Igbosore magistrates’ court, Lagos on a four-
count charge of attempt to kill with poisonous
substance and stealing.
Police prosecutor, SGT. Nicolas Akpene informed
the court that the accused connived with a
security guard also facing trial for the same
offence to administer a poisonous substance on
the complainant, Prince Hillary Unachukwu which
made him to fall asleep from 8pm till 12 midnight
in the night during which they ransacked his
bedroom and stole his $1.5m and escaped.
Akpene said the accused during investigation
was found with Etisalat No. 07087773669 which
was not properly registered in her name and
address.
Count 2 of the charge reads: “that you Pearl
Victoria Alaegbu on 13 December, 2015 did
attempt to unlawfully kill Prince Hillary
Unachukwu by administering harmful substance
on him and made him slept off between the
hours of 8:00pm to 12 midnight to enable you
carry out your criminal intention and stole his
$1.5m.”
Count 4 reads: “that you Pearl Victoria Alaegbu
and others at large did unlawfully confine or
detain Prince Hillary Unachukwu inside his
apartment with padlock making it very difficult to
have his personal liberty against his will.”
Akpene said the offences the accused
committed are punishable under sections 404,
228, 285(1) (F), 270 and 318 of the criminal laws
of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the police
allegations in the open court and Magistrate Mrs.
S. K. Matepo admitted her to bail in the sum of
N5m with two sureties in like sum.
Matepo adjourned the case till 10 February, 2016
for mention.
The defendant was taken to the Kirikiri Prison,
Apapa, Lagos, pending when she will fulfill her
bail condition.