Woman jailed 3 years for stealing wristwatch, N47,000 cash
Sentence
By Ige Adekunle
Sango-Ota(Ogun), June 25,2024(NAN) A Magistrates’ Court in Oga, Ogun on Tuesday sentenced a 30-year-old woman,Motuntayo Obabiyi,to three years imprisonment for stealing N47,000 cash and a wrist watch worth N16,000.
Magistrate O.A.Onagoruwa, in his ruling, gave the woman an option of N50,000 fine.
Onagoruwa held that the prosecution had proved the case beyond reasonable doubt that Obabiyi was guilty of the charge preferred against her.
The convict,whose address was not provided,had earlier pleaded not guilty to theft, ,assault and conspiracy.
Earlier,the Prosecutor,Insp E.O.Adaraloye,told the court that the convict and others, at large, committed the offences on July 22,2022, at about 3.00 a.m.at Plaza Phase 1,Ota.
Adaraloye said that the Obabiyi and her accomplices, stole N47,000 cash and a wristwatch from the complainant, Victor Nnamezie.
He said that the convict and her accomplice also assaulted the complainant.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 338,351 and 516 of the Criminal Code,Laws of Ogun,2006.(NAN)
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edited by Sadiya Hamza
edited by Sadiya Hamza
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