SHOCKING: Man Sentenced To 12months Imprisonment For Stealing A Nokia Phone

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced Olaitan Adebayoto twelve months imprisonment for stealing a Nokia
handset and N1500. The convict was arraigned on a two-count charge of criminal trespass and theft, contrary to Sections 348 and 288 of the Penal Code. According to the charge sheet, the convict went into the shop of one Kolapo Musilimat and stole her bag containing the said items. The charge sheet said the convict
was sighted by the owner, who
shouted for help, which led to the
arrest of the accused. The convict
pleaded guilty to the charges. The
prosecutor, Insp. Kareem Jimoh
told the court that the accused
had been convicted sometimes in
Jan 2011 for a similar offence of
stealing. He applied for the
summary trial of the accused since
he pleaded guilty tothe charges
against him. The Magistrate, Mr Nurudeen Adeyanju, sentenced the accused to twelve months imprisonment – without option of fine. Ilorin court remands 4 over theft Also in Ilorin on Monday, same Court remanded four suspects standing trial on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, house breaking and theft. The accused, Suleiman Kanike, Rasheed
Raheem, Wasiu Usman and Olarewaju Kolawole, were alleged
to have broken into the house of
one Tunde Oriokoh and carted
away valuable items. They were
alleged to have made away with
two HP and one Dell laptops,
home electronics, jewelry, two
wrist watches, clothes as well as
other valuables.
According to the charge sheet,
the accused trespassed into the
complainant’s house on April 19 at
Odota area of Ilorin and made
away with the said items. The
police prosecutor, Insp Kareem
Jimoh, told the court that one
wrist watch was recovered from
Kanike.
He said one of the stolen laptops
was also recovered from Raheem
while Kanike’s arrest led to the
arrest of the other suspects.
The prosecutor said the offence
was contrary to sections 97, 353
and 288 of the Penal Code. He
also objected to the bail of the
accused on the ground that the
allegedoffences were not bail
able.
Magistrate Nurudeen Adeyanju
ordered the accused to be
remanded in Modala Prison in
Ilorin and adjourned the case to
July 7. (NAN)

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