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  • Two jailed for assault, stealing

    A Grade 1 Area Court, Karmo, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced one Chigozie Ogene and Michael Ade to two months imprisonment for assault and stealing of I-pad valued N38,500.
    The presiding judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, said they must serve the sentence and warned them to desist from committing crimes.
    Sadiq said the sentence would serve as deterrent to others.
    The convicts, residents of Jabi, Abuja, faced a two-count charge of joint act and extortion.
    The convicts pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy and promised to be of good behaviour.
    The prosecutor, Zannah Dalhatu, had told the court that one Lawson Richard of Bwari, reported the matter at the Utako Police Station, Abuja, on March 29.
    Dalhatu said the convicts, and one other now at large, on March 28, accosted the complainant on Utako Street, dragged and showed him a sharp knife and threatened to stab him if he does not cooperate with them.
    Dalhatu said they collected his Techno C7 iPad valued N38, 500 and a cash of N7,000.
    The prosecutor said the iPad was recovered by police during investigation adding that the offence was punishable under sections 79 and 292 of the Penal Code.

     

  • 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.

     

  • Court jails man three months for stealing N3,500

    A Grade 1 Area Court, Karmo, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 28-year-old man, Abdul Mohammed, to three months in prison for theft.

    The judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, however, gave him an option to pay N10, 000 as fine, and warned him to desist from crimes.

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

    Mohammed, who resides at Kado Village, Abuja, was arraigned and convicted on a one-count charge.

    The convict begged the court to temper justice with mercy, adding that hunger pushed him to do it.

    The Prosecutor, Florence Auhioboh, had told the court that Glory Kelechukwu of Karmo Village, reported the matter at the Karmo Police Station on Feb. 17.

    Auhioboh said that the convict entered the complainant shop at Karmo and stole N3, 500.

    During police investigation, he confessed to the crime and N2, 400 was recovered from him but he was unable to account for the rest.

    The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 288 of the Penal Code.