An Oshodi Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday sentenced a 29-year-old man, Jonathan Gonu, to two months imprisonment for stealing three belts valued N5,000.
Gonu, who resides at Gospel Villa, Iyana Shasha, Lagos, had on arraignment pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of burglary and stealing.
The convict pleaded for leniency. Magistrate Adebisi Osho sentenced the convict to two months imprisonment without an option of fine, Osho ordered that the sentence should run concurrently.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that
the convict had on Aug.17 at Shop 12, Iretioluwa St., Oshodi Expressway,
Oshodi, Lagos, at about 2:00 a.m. stole the belts from the shop of one Mr
Okolie Ejike.
“The complainant received a call from Mr Yomi Balogun, a
security man attached to Boladale St., Oshodi, that he saw the convict in his
shop stealing.
“He went there the next morning and saw that the accused had
stolen three belts valued N5,000 and he was apprehended," Olatunde said.
He said when the convict was interrogated; he claimed to be
an orphan and needed money to feed.
The prosecutor said that the offences contravened Sections
287 and 307 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, 2011.
The magistrate in his ruling said, “in view of the evidence
before me, you are hereby sentenced to two months imprisonment without an
option of fine’’. (NAN)
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