Hotel Staff Stripped Nak£d In Delta Demand N1 Billion From Ex-Minister Kenneth Gbagi

The four staff members of Signatious Hotel in Warri, Delta State, who were stripped of their clothes for allegedly stealing from him are demanding a N1 billion compensation.

It will be recalled that we reported earlier that a former minister, Kenneth Gbagi, disgraced the accused persons in the hotel for a reported theft.

In a letter written by their counsel and dated September 23, 2020, the four employees namely Victor Ephraim, Gloria Oguzie, Precious Achibong, and Roselyn Okiemute Diaghwarhe said they were stripped on the order of the Mr. Kenneth Gbagi, a former Minister of State for Education, because of tips a guest who lodged at the hotel gave to them.

The letter reads in part:

“That after the guest’s stay, he gave our clients the sum of N105, 000 as tips for the good time that he had at the hotel.

This again is not unusual in the hospitality business. That the hotel did not lose any money neither was any alleged to have been stolen.

You told our clients menacingly that they are not entitled to tips, as all tips belong to you. As a matter of fact, you categorically stated that they were not supposed to have monies in their accounts as long as they were working for you.

The threatening presence of the armed policemen who willingly did your bidding, you directed your son of 15 years old (a minor) Master Egba Gbagi, to film and take photos of our clients’ nakedness” and then “summoned the other staff of the hotel to see the nakedness of our clients”