Security guard blames hunger for stealing, bags 8 months imprisonment
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Leniency
By Nana Musa
Abuja, Sept. 26, 2016 (NAN) A 22-year-old security guard, Promise Edet, on Monday told a Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, that it was hunger that made him to steal.
Edet, who resides at Works and Housing Quarters, Gwarimpa, Abuja, had pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of theft and begged the court to temper justice with mercy.
In his judgment, the Area court judge, Alhaji Mohammed Ado, sentenced Edet to eights imprisonment or an option to pay N4,000 as fine.
Ado warned him to desist from the life of crimes, adding that the sentence would serve as a deterrent to other would be offenders.
The Prosecutor, Judith Obatomi, had told the court that Ogunseye Samuel of same address with the convict reported the matter at the Gwarimpa Police Station on Sept. 19.
Obatomi said that the complainant said between August and September the security guard stole one Samsung fridge, one scanfrist gas banner and 1.5 samsung airconditioner all valued N200, 000.
She said the items where kept in his custody by Golda Obi of same address with the convict.
The prosecutor said during the police investigation Edet made confessional statement, adding that the offence contravened Section 289 of the Penal Code. (NAN)
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Edited by Felix Nwadioha