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  • Man imprisoned for stealing cell phone

    Man imprisoned for stealing cell phone

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced a 32-year-old man, Kelechi Sunday, to two months imprisonment for stealing a cell phone worth N7,000.

    The judge, Mr Abubakar Sadiq, sentenced the convict accordingly as he pleaded guilty to the charge.

    Sadiq also ordered the convict to pay N7,000 as compensation to the complainant.

    The judge warned the convict to be of good behaviour and to desist from committing crimes after serving out his punishment.

    Sunday of Jabi Park, Abuja, was charged under Section 287 of the Penal Code.

    Earlier, the prosecuting counsel, Mr Dalhatu Zannah, told the court that the matter was lodged at Utako Police Station, Abuja, by one Godwin Gabriel of Mpape village on May 11.

    Zannah said that the convict committed the offence on the same date at about 8.00p.m.

    He said that the convict boarded the complainant’s taxi from Mpape to Jabi Park.

    According to Zannah, on their way to Jabi Park, the convict criminally stole the complainant’s phone valued at N7,000.

    He said that the complainant reported the incident immediately which led to the arrest of the convict.

    The prosecutor said that the convict admitted committing the offence, but all effort made to recover the phone proved abortive.

  • Businessman in court over alleged cylinder theft

    Businessman in court over alleged cylinder theft

    A 28-year-old businessman, Boniface Emeka, was on Thursday arraigned in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing cooking gas cylinder.

    Emeka, who resides at Daki Biyu Jabi village, Abuja, is facing a two-count charged of criminal trespass and theft.
    The offences contravened the provisions of Sections 348 and 288 of the Penal Code.

    The prosecutor, Mr. Dalhatu Zannah, had told the court that the matter was reported at Life Camp Police Station, Abuja, on May 13, by one Mercy Jatau and Stephen Ohamijie of Emab Global Plaza, Jabi.

    Zannah said that Emeka committed the offences on May, 13, at about 2.30.p.m. at Emab Global Plaza Jabi.

    The prosecutor said that Emeka criminally trespassed into the plaza and stole one 50kg cooking gas cylinder.

    He also told the court that in the process, Emeka was caught by one Omale Hassan, the security guard attached to the plaza.

    Zannah alleged that during police investigation, the stolen cylinder and one 12kg cylinder that was stolen from the plaza sometime ago, were recovered from the defendant.

    The defendant denied committing the offences, while the judge, Mr. Abubakar Sadiq, granted him bail in the sum of N30,000 and a surety in like sum.
    The case was adjourned until June 13 for hearing.

     

  • Hair stylist in prison for malicious damage

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced 24-year-old hair stylist, Joy Benson, to one month imprisonment for damaging the windscreen of a taxi worth N15, 000.

    The judge, Abubakar Sadiq, convicted Benson as she admitted committing the offence.
    The judge, however gave the convict N5, 000 option of fine, and warned her to be of good behaviour and desist from fighting.
    Earlier, the prosecutor, Dalhatu Zannah, had told the court that the matter was reported by one Jonah Ben of Jabi Dakibiyu, Abuja, at the Utako Police Station, on May 4.
    Zannah said that on the same date at about 4 a.m. the convict boarded Ben’s taxi from Park Palace Hotel to Utako village at the agreed price of N300.
    He said that the convict’s boyfriend paid Ben N500, and asked him to keep the balance.
    The prosecutor alleged that when they got to Utako ,the lady insisted on collecting the balance.
    Zanna informed the court that when Ben refused to give her the N200, she started fighting him, and in the process she broke the windscreen worth N15, 000.
    He said that during police investigation the convict admitted committed the offence.
    The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Section 327 of the Penal Code.

     

  • Man jailed for absconding with friend’s N.1m

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced 28-year-old man, Udoka Chikezie, to three months imprisonment for absconding with his friend’s N100, 000.

    Chikezie, a resident of Nyanya by Check Point, Abuja, was sentenced on a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust and cheating.

    He admitted committing the crime and begged the court for leniency.

    The judge, Abubakar Sadiq, who sentenced the convict, however, gave him N10,000 option of fine.

    Earlier, the prosecuting counsel, Mr Dalhatu Zannah, told the court that the convict committed the offence sometime in 2015.

    He said that one Chukwudi Samuel reported the matter at the Wuse Market Police Station on March 22.

    Zannah said that the complainant gave the convict N100, 000 to assist him deposit the money into his bank account.

    “ But Chikezie dishonestly disappeared with the said money to unknown destination,’’ he said.

    He said that Chikezie was arrested on March 22 and he made a confessional statement during police investigation.

    He also said that the offence contravened Sections 312 and 322 of the Penal Code.

  • Man jailed for stealing church property

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced 25-year-old Amos John to two months imprisonment for stealing church property.

    The judge, Abubakar Sadiq, convicted John as he pleaded guilty to the count charge of theft levelled against him.
    The judge, however, gave the convict an option of N7, 000 fine.
    Sadiq said that the court was lenient on the convict because he saved the court from prolonged trial, and warned him to shun crime.
    Earlier, the prosecutor, Mr Dalhatu Zannah, told the court that John of Yola South Local Government in Adamawa committed the offence on Jan. 2 at 10 p.m.
    He said that one Obawunmi Moses of Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG), opposite NHIS Utako, Abuja lodged the complaint at Utako Police Station.
    Zannah said that John went into the church and stole one HP laptop with the charger, ATM card of Access Bank, GTB and a trouser containing N11, 000.
    He said that the police recovered the Laptop from John during an investigation.
    The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 288 of the Penal Code