NAN-H-75
Sentence
By Ugochi Ugochukwu
Abuja, Oct. 27, 2016 (NAN) A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced an applicant, Kingsley Ebi,21, to two months imprisonment for attempting theft.
Ebi, who resides at Karmo village, Abuja, was arraigned on a one-count charge of attempting theft, an offence he admitted committing.
The Senior Judge, Abubakar Sadiq, however, gave the convict N10, 000 option of fine.
Sadid said that the punishment would have been more severe if Ebi had not pleaded guilty, and saved the court the pains of prolonged prosecution.
He warned him against taking to crimes again.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Dalhatu Zannah, told the court that on Oct. 24, one Oduma Paul of flat 21 Federal Ministry of Defence Quarters, Life Camp, reported the matter at the Utako Police Station.
Zannah told the court that the convict intentionally attempted to steal the complainant’s phone when he was driving at about 8.30 p.m.
He said that the convict was apprehended and handed over to the police.
Zannah said that during police investigation and interrogation, the convict admitted committing the offence.
The prosecuting counsel said that the offences contravened the provisions of Section 95 of the Penal Code.
Following the plea of the convict, the prosecutor prayed the court to try him summarily under Section 347 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015. (NAN)
UGO/MO/AMY
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Edited by Morayo Omolade and Abdullahi Yusuf