Wednesday 28 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 2230Theft · Co. Dublin

Catering company employee jailed for 18 months for theft at Aviva Stadium

Roy Oti, 22, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to theft of €13,974 from his employer, a catering company operating at Aviva Stadium, between June and November 2022. He was described as the 'ringleader' of a group who exploited the company's cashless Sumup card reader system to divert customer payments to their own bank accounts.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced25 Feb
    2 reports
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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33 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatRoy Oti stole €13,974 from his employer (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe thefts exploited the cashless Sumup card reader system used by the catering company (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe group set up their own Sumup accounts and diverted customer card tap payments to their own bank accounts (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • whatNikkel Oti's thefts amounted to €2,371 (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • whatChidera Anago's thefts amounted to €4,888 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatSean Atowo stole €4,210 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe total amount stolen by all persons was €32,489 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe catering company was left at a loss of €23,154 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe offences involved pre-planning and pre-meditation and were a serious breach of trust (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatNo customers were at a loss from the thefts (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatA staff member became suspicious when she spotted Nikkel Oti using her phone to divert the card reader during her shift (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatChidera Anago stole amounts totalling €4,888 (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe total amount stolen by the group was €32,489, with some €9,300 recoverable, leaving the catering company at a loss of about €23,100 (irishtimes.com)
  • whenRoy Oti pleaded guilty to theft on dates between June and November 2022 (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí used a geodata map to identify multiple Sumup accounts operating within the stadium (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationA staff member alerted gardaí after spotting one of the group using her phone to divert the card reader (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationAll parties co-operated fully with gardaí, made full admissions and entered early guilty pleas (irishtimes.com)
  • courtNikkel Oti and Anago are to be dealt with under Section 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtSean Atowo's case was adjourned until May 26 for a probation report (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtA sixth co-accused is awaiting sentence (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • courtSean Atowo's case was adjourned until May for a probation report (irishtimes.com)
  • courtJudge Elma Sheahan said the offences involved pre-planning and premeditation and were serious breaches of trust (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceJudge Sheahan set a headline sentence of four years and imposed two and a half years imprisonment, suspending the final year (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceNikkel Oti and Anago must make a €750 donation to The Simon Community (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceA fifth co-accused was given a one year suspended sentence earlier this year (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceNikkel Oti and Chidera Anago will be discharged from the indictment if they make a €750 donation to the Simon Community before their sentence finalisation date in July (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed a 2½ year prison sentence but suspended the final year (irishtimes.com)
  • otherRoy Oti has eight previous convictions (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • otherNo customers were at a loss (irishtimes.com)
  • otherNone of the accused have come to any further garda attention (irishtimes.com)
  • otherRoy Oti was previously studying biomedical science but is now in full-time employment (irishtimes.com)
  • otherNikkel Oti was just 18 at the time of the thefts (irishtimes.com)
  • otherSean Atowo used the money he gained to visit his sister in the UK (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 25 Feb2025
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    ‘Ringleader’ of catering company employees involved in thefts at Aviva Stadium sentenced to 18 months in jail

    Reports the sentencing of Roy Oti to 18 months (2.5 years with final year suspended) and details the cases of four co-accused, including the method of theft, total amounts, and the judge's comments on pre-planning and breach of trust.

    convicted, Roy Oti, 22, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Roy Oticonvicted, Nikkel Oti, 21, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Nikkel Oticonvicted, Chidera Anago, 22, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Chidera Anagoconvicted, Sean Atowo, 23, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Sean Atowo
  2. 25 Feb2025
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    'Ringleader' jailed after Aviva Stadium catering workers stole €30k

    Full sentencing hearing details including the Sumup card reader modus operandi, individual theft amounts for all co-accused, total loss of €23,154, Judge Sheahan's reasoning, and defence submissions.

    suspect, Roy Oti, 22, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Roy Otisuspect, Nikkel Oti, 21, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Nikkel Otisuspect, Chidera Anago, 22, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Chidera Anagosuspect, Sean Atowo, 23, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Sean Atowo