Labourer gets 17 months jail for stealing meat, tomatoes
Prison
Ibrahim of Perfect combination Garden Abuja had pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of joint act and theft.
The convict had begged the court for leniency.
The Judge, Aliyu Kagarko gave the convict an option of N50,000 fine.
The judge warned the convict to be a good citizen and of good behaviour and desist from committing crime after serving his jail term.
He said the punishment would have been stiffer if the convict had not saved the court the rigour of protracted Prosecution.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Mr Olisaemeka Okeke told the court that the complainant, Amilsa Rabiat of the same address reported the matter at the Life Police station on Jan.9
Okeke said that, on Jan. 8 at about 11:30 p.m, the convict and one Silas Garba, at large were caught by a vigilante group in Life Camp.
He said the convict when to Perfect Combination Garden and stole a bag full of meat , tomatoes worth N200,000 and a gas cylinder belong to the complainant’s neighbor.
The prosecutor said that during police investigation, the convict confessed to the crime.
Okeke said police investigation revealed that on Nov. 15 2023 the convict and Garba trespassed into the complainant’s garden and dishonestly made away with 40 inches television, valued N80,000 and one speaker valued N130,000.
He told the court that the convict also confessed to have stole 21create of beer, and bottle water valued N230,000 from the complainant’s shop.
The prosecutor added that the offence contravened Sections 97 and 287 of the Penal Code.
