NAN-H-30
Stealing
BY Tolu Aiyegbusi (08067220079)
Abuja, June 13, 2017 (NAN) A Grade 1 Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced Shefiu Samaila, 21, of Karu Village, Abuja, to four months in prison for stealing a mobile phone.
The Judge, Mr Hassan Ishaq, sentenced Samaila but gave him an option to pay
N10,000 fine and urged him to always be faithful, especially during this holy month of Ramadan.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Mr Mahmud Ismai’la, had told the court that Insp. Aliyu Shangbong of Nigeria Police arrested the defendant and took him to Maitama Police Station on June 12.
He said the defendant was caught in the act while removing a mobile phone from the pocket of a man who had come for prayers at Annur Mosque, Wuse 2, Abuja.
Ismai’la added that the defendant was caught on two occasions in the past stealing phones from the pockets of some persons who came to the Mosque to pray.
He noted that the offence was punishable under Section 287 of the Penal code.
The defendant had pleaded guilty and begged the court to temper justice with mercy. (NAN)
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Edited by Ifeyinwa Okonkwo/Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu