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  • Three youths get 15 months for stealing carpet

    Three youths get 15 months for stealing carpet

    Three youths — Aliyu Ahmed, Aliyu Abdullahi, and Sani Bala — of between ages 21 and 23, who strayed into Gwarimpa area of Abuja and stole a carpet, are to spend five months each in prison.

    A Grade 1 Area Court sitting in Kado, Abuja, sentenced the trio of Ahmed, 22; Abdullahi, 21; and Bala 23 for joint act and theft.

    They pleaded guilty to the charges at the resumed hearing of the case on Monday.

    The judge, Alhaji Ahmed Ado, who handed down the verdict, however, gave them an option of N10, 000 fine each.

    Ado, who warned them to desist from committing crimes, said the punishment should serve as a deterrent to others.

    Before the judgement​ was delivered, the convicts pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy.

    Earlier, Police Prosecutor Judith Obatomi told the court that the accused were caught by some policemen on patrol in Gwarimpa area of  Abuja on Aug. 9.

    According to him, a brown carpet was recovered from them.

    The offences contravened Sections 79 and 288 of the Penal Code.

  • Phone thief jailed 10 months

    Phone thief jailed 10 months

    A Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced 25-year-old Abdul Mohammed to 10 months imprisonment for stealing a mobile phone.

    The judge, Alhaji Ahmed Ado, who handed down the verdict, however gave him an option of N12, 000 fine.

    Ado warned him to desist from committing crimes and be of good behaviour henceforth.

    Mohammed, who is a resident of Life Camp, Abuja, was convicted for joint act, criminal trespass and theft.

    He pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy, saying an urgent financial need pushed him into stealing.

    Earlier, Police Prosecutor Judith Obatomi told the court that the complainant, Onyechosi Chideboro of Utako Market, Abuja,
    reported the incident at Utako Police Station on June 16.

    Obatomi said the accused with another man still at large went to the complainant’s shop to buy clothes valued at N19,000
    and they ended up stealing his Techno phone valued at N120,000.

    She said during police investigation, the accused confessed to the crime and the item was recovered from him.

    The offences contravened Sections 79, 288 and 342 of the Penal Code, Laws of the Federation. 

  • Businessman jailed seven months for cheating

    A Grade 1 Area Court, Kado, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced one Victor Chaiha to seven months’ imprisonment for criminal breach of trust and cheating.

    The presiding judge, Alhaji Ahmed Ado, however, gave him an option to pay N9,000 fine.

    Ado also ordered him to refund the sum of N190,000 to the complainant within two weeks, with an advice to be a decent businessman.

    The convict, who resides at Angwan Shaho Karmo, Abuja, was convicted of the two-count charge
    against him.

    Earlier, the prosecutor, Zannah Dalhatu, told the court that one Jonathan James of Karmo village, reported the matter at the Karmo Police Station on March 15.

    Dalhatu said that the complainant, on March 6, entrusted the convict with the sum of N190,000 to deposit into his (complainant) Diamond Bank account at Wuse Zone 5 Abuja.

    He said that the convict fraudulently converted the money to his personal use and that all efforts to recover the money had proved abortive.

    During police investigation, the convict confessed to have committed the said crime.

    Before being sentenced, the convict prayed the court to temper justice with mercy, saying that the money got missing.

    The prosecutor said that the offence was punishable under Sections 312 and 322 of the Penal Code.

     

  • Man jailed 5 months for theft

    A Grade 1 Area Court, Kado, Abuja, on Friday sentenced 35 year-old Nuhu Salam to five months in prison for stealing clothing items worth over N500,000.

    Salam, who resides at Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, was convicted on one-count charge of stealing after he prayed the court to temper justice with mercy.

    The convict said he had no intention of stealing the items but had urgent need for money which prompted him to steal.

    The Presiding Judge, Alhaji Ahmed Ado, however gave Salam an option to pay a fine of N4, 000 and warned him to desist from committing crimes.

    Ado said the sentence would serve as deterrent to other would be offenders.

    Earlier, the Prosecutor, Zannah Dalhatu, told the court that Salam stole clothes, one cooler and two travelling bags, all valued at N534, 000 from occupants of Kado Estate, Abuja.

    He said Salam confessed to the crime during investigation and the stolen properties were recovered.
    The prosecutor said that the offence is punishable under Section 289 of the Penal Code.