Police exonerate actress Lizzy Anjorin from gold theft allegations

The Lagos State Police Command stated on Friday that no case of stealing had been formed against Nollywood actress Lizzy Anjorin-Lawal, who was suspected of taking gold from the Oba Akintoye Market on Lagos Island.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development to our correspondent, who asked for an update on the matter.

He stated that the command's inquiry determined that the video showing people, including traders, accusing Anjorin-Lawal of stealing was a factual error.

Hundeyin said, “There was no case of stealing to start with; our investigation revealed that the seller of the goods gave the wrong account number. Out of the 10 digits the person was to provide, one digit was given wrongly and our investigation revealed that Lizzy Anjorin-Lawal did the transfer to the wrong account number.

“But when it turned out that it was a mistake of facts and that they called her a thief in error, Lizzy (Anjorin-Lawal) took the assault meted out against her up and after the suspects were arrested and the case had gone to court, for reasons best known to her, she said she was no longer interested in the case and the case was withdrawn.”

Speaking further, Hundeyin stated that the people who accused Anjorin-Lawal of stealing, while recording their testimonies at the police station, confessed that they were the ones who made the mistake, since the seller provided her with the incorrect account information.

“Lizzy Anjorin-Lawal transferred what she was supposed to transfer, which was about N90,000, into the wrong account that she was given and there was a receipt; when it was becoming too hot, she again transferred money to the correct account number they gave her.