Man to receive 4 strokes of cane for criminal trespass, theft
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Cane
By Nana Musa
Abuja, Feb. 28, 2018 (NAN) A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered that one Elaigwu Odoh, be given four strokes of the cane for criminal trespass and theft.
Odoh of no fixed address, had pleaded guilty to the two-count charge preferred against him.
The judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, gave the ordered after the convict pleaded guilty and begged the court to tamper justice with mercy.
He said that the court might not be lenient with him the next time he appeared before it.
The prosecutor, Zannan Dalhatu, had told the court that one Ifeanyi Ikoh, of Mob Global Estate, with the assistance of a policeman attached to the estate arrested the convict on Feb. 26.
The prosecutor said the convict on that same date, stole some building materials, which was later recovered during police investigation.
Dalhatu said the offences contravened Sections 348 and 288 of the Penal Code. (NAN)
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Edited Obike Ukoh
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