Nigerian Grandmother Sacked From Cleaner Job At London University Over ‘Misplaced Bracelet’

A 71-year-old grandmother, Janet Olufunke Damiro is fighting to clear her name after being dismissed from her cleaning job of 13 years at the London School of Economics (LSE), following an allegation that she stole a bracelet.

Damiro, a Nigerian-born cleaner who arrived in the UK in 1971, said she simply forgot to report a bracelet she found while on duty at the university’s Saw Swee Hock Student Centre.

She placed it in her purse to keep it safe, intending to return it later.

Speaking to Metro,…