The Lugbe Grade I Space Court docket in Abuja on Monday sentenced a dealer, Hosia David, to 2 years imprisonment for stealing three cell telephones.
He was arraigned by the police on a two-count cost of house-breaking and theft.
The prosecution counsel, Mr. Stanley Nwaforaku, informed the courtroom that the complainant, Mr. Yusuf Bukar of Space I Abuja caught the convict with the stolen cellphones and took him to Durumi Police Station on September 8.
He mentioned the defendant broke into the complainant’s home and stole two Nokia telephones value N 18,000, an Infinix Sizzling 13 telephone value N 150,000, an influence financial institution, and an MP3 participant.
Nwaforaku added that the convict used the complainant’s SIM card to gather a N120,000 mortgage and likewise borrowed a recharge card of N 20,000.
“Throughout police interrogation and investigation, the defendant confessed to the crime,” the prosecutor added.
The offences, in accordance with him, contravened the provisions of sections 347 and 287 of the Penal Code.
The convict pleaded responsible to the fees however begged for leniency.
In his ruling, the Justice of the Peace, Mr. Aliyu Kagarko, sentenced the defendant to 2 years imprisonment on the fees.
He, nonetheless, gave the convict an choice of a N50,000 tremendous and warned him to steer clear of crimes.
The Justice of the Peace additionally ordered David to pay a compensation of N600,000 to the complainants.
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