A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court yesterday sentenced two tilers to three months’ imprisonment each for stealing wrappers, worth N150,000.
Magistrate Mr. Ibrahim Emmanuel, however, gave the convicts, Abdullahi Bala, 17 and Fahad Ibrahim, 20, an option of N5,000 fine each.
Emmanuel warned them to desist from crimes and ordered that the wrappers be returned to the owner.
The convicts, residents of Liberia Road, Malali, Kaduna, pleaded guilty to a three-count charge of conspiracy, break-in and stealing.
Following their plea, Prosecutor Chris Leo urged the court to try them under Section 286 sub 2 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015.
He told the court the convicts committed the offences on July 18, at Ungwan Rimi Road, Kaduna. Leo said the convicts broke into a shop belonging to Mr. Abdulmalik Rabiu and stole the wrappers.
“They ran to an unknown destination until they were seen and arrested on July 20 with the wrappers,” he said.
The prosecutor said the offences contravened sections 117, 174 and 347 of the Penal Code, Law of Kaduna State, 2017.