Man Sentenced to 12 Months Imprisonment For Stealing Nokia Phone Worth N1,500

For stealing a Nokia handset and N1500, a middle-aged man, Olaitan
Adebayo, was on Monday sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by a Kwara
state Magistrate court, sitting in Ilorin the state capital.
The convict was arraigned on a two-count charge of criminal trespass
and theft, contrary to Sections 348 and 288 of the Penal Code.
DailyPost had gathered from information made available that Olaitan
had gone into the shop of one Kolapo Musilimat and stole her bag
containing the said items. He was apprehended as he made an attempt to
escape with the stolenitems.
The convict, however pleaded guilty to the charges when the charge
sheet was read to him.
The prosecutor, Insp. Kareem Jimoh told the court that the accused had
been convicted sometimes in January, 2011 for asimilar offence of
stealing.
He thereafter applied for a summary trial of the accused, since he
pleaded guilty to the charges against him.
The Magistrate, Mr Nurudeen Adeyanju, sentenced the accused to twelve
months imprisonment without an option of fine.
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Source:-Dailypost