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  • Man bags five months imprisonment for stealing motorcycle

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced a 20-year-old man, Ahasfa Abdullahi, to five months imprisonment for stealing a motorcycle.

    The judge, Inuwa Maiwada, however, gave the convict an option to pay N5, 000 fine and advised him to be of good behaviour.

    Abdullahi, who resides at Kado-Kurchi Gwarimpa, Abuja, was convicted on a count charge of theft.

    The convict had admitted committing the offence and begged the court to temper justice with mercy as he did not know what came over him.

    Earlier, the prosecutor, Ifeoma Ukagha, had told the court that one Abdullahi Fulani, of Kado Life Camp, Abuja, reported the matter at the Life Camp Police Station, on June 15.

    She said on that same date, the convict stole the complainant’s Pajab motorcycle, valued at N120, 000 from his resident.

    Ukagha said during police investigation, he confessed committing the crime, begged for forgiveness and the motorcycle was recovered.

    She said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 287 of the Penal Code.

  • Man jailed three months for stealing books

    Man jailed three months for stealing books

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced a 20-year-old man, Sadiq Ahmed, to three months imprisonment for stealing books and window frames.

    Ahmed, of Jabi Motor Park, had pleaded guilty to a count charge of trespass and stealing, punishable under Section 287 of the Penal Code.

    The judge, Abubakar Sadiq, said that the punishment would serve as deterrent to other would be offenders.

    The prosecutor, Mr Dalhatu Zannah, had told the court that one Christopher Moses of Utako, Abuja, reported the matter at the Utako Police Station on March 4.

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    Zannah told the court that on the same date at about 3 a.m. the convict dishonestly trespassed into house No. 29 at Utako to steal the items.

    He said the convict criminally vandalised the complainant’s window and made away with his books, but he was apprehended, and the items recovered.

    He said during police investigation, Ahmed admitted committing the offence.

  • Man docked for stealing clothes

    A 37-year-old man, Ameachi Ekwealor was on Tuesday arraigned in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing clothes worth N60,000.

    The defendant who resides at Zuba, Abuja, is standing trial on a count charge of stealing, which he denied committing.

    Earlier, the prosecutor, Zannah Dalhatu, told the court that one Samirat Sani of Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja, reported the matter at the Gwarimpa Police Station on Nov. 25, 2016.

    Dalhatu said that the complainant alleged that on that same date, the defendant came to her shop at the above address, on the pretence to buy clothes.

    The prosecutor said he allegedly stole the following items, five designer jeans and one chinos trousers, all valued at N60, 000.

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

    The judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, granted him bail in the sum of N30, 000 and one surety in like sum and adjourned the case till May 9, for further hearing. 

  • Four men in court over theft

    Four men were on Tuesday arraigned in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing items worth N1,040, 000.

    The men- Hassan Ayuba, 37, Adamu Jibril, 40, Zaharadeen Abdullahi, 29 and Mustapha Garba, 26, are standing trial on a two-count charge, bordering on alleged joint act and theft.
    The defendants, all residents of Jahi Abuja, denied committing the offences.
    Earlier, the prosecutor, Zannah Dalhatu, told the court that one Emeka Chukwu of same address with the defendants reported the matter at the Gwarimpa Police Station Abuja on March 30.

    Dalhatu said that the complainant alleged that some times in January 2017, he employed Ayuba as a security man on his site.

    He later conspired with the other defendants to steal the following items: 3 circular glass table, 2 metal protector, 1 stabiliser, 3 shovels, digger, head pan and electrical cable.

    Dalhatu who put the valued at N1,040, 000, said that during police investigation, one circular glass table was recovered from them.
    He also said that the offences contravene Sections 79 and 287 of the Penal Code.

    The judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, granted them bail in the sum of N100, 000 each, and one surety each in like sum and adjourned the case till May 9. for further hearing.

     

  • 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

  • Man jailed for stealing tyres

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced a 21-year-old forager, Ibrahim Shehu, to one month imprisonment for stealing two tyre rims worth N96,000.

    Shehu, a resident of Jabi Park, Abuja, was convicted on a count charge of theft, an offence he admitted committing.

    The judge, Sadiq Abubakar, however, gave the convict an option of N5, 000 fine.

    He said that the punishment would serve as deterrent to others.

    Earlier, the prosecutor, Mr Dalhatu Zannah, told the court that one Haruna Samaila of Cross Country Motor Park, Utako, Abuja, reported the matter at the Utako Police Station on March 23.

    Zannah told the court that the convict committed the offence on March 22 at Jabi area of Abuja at about 8:p.m
    “He was, however, caught and handed over to the police.

    “He confessed to the crime during police investigation and the stolen items were recovered from him,” he said.

    The offence is punishable under Section 288 of the Penal code.

     

  • Court sentences ten men to jail for loitering

     A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced 10 men to two weeks imprisonment each for loitering.

    The men – Emmanuel Hassan, Bagu Ayuba, Nicholas Jeremiah, Uchenna Hysinth, Tunde Musa, Daniel Abel, Paul Bago, Adeniyi Oladepo, Nicholas Titus, and Awalu Usman, were arraigned on a charge of constituting public nuisance.

    The convicts were accused of loitering around Gwarimpa area, Abuja, an offence they admitted committing.

    The judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, however, gave the men an option of N2,000 fine each and warned them to desist from committing crimes.

    Earlier, the prosecutor, Florence Auhioboh, told the court that a police patrol team attached to Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja, led by DSP Solomon Adebayo, arrested the men on March 25.

    Auhioboh said that the men were arrested while loitering at an area in Gwarimpa notorious for committing of crimes.

    She said that when the police quizzed the men, they could not give satisfactory explanation of their mission in the area.

    The prosecutor said that the offence committed was punishable under Section 183 of the Penal Code.

    The men who pleaded guilty prayed the court to temper justice with mercy as they did not know the area was a black spot. 

  • Three jailed for public disturbance

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a man, his wife and their landlady to one month imprisonment for disturbance of public peace.

    The convicts, Emmanuel Idoko, 42, Fidelia Idoko, 30, and Elizabeth John, 50, all of Paipe Village in Karmo, admitted committing the offence.

    They were sentence on a count charge of disturbance of public peace.

    The Area Court Judge, Mr Abubakar Sadiq, however, gave the convicts an option of N5, 000 fine each and warned them to desist from committing crimes.

    The Prosecuting Counsel, Mr Dalhatu Zannah, had told court that John reported the matter at the Karmo Police Station on March 19.

    Zannah informed court that the convicts engaged in a fight which led to disturbance of public peace.

    He said that police investigation revealed that John intentionally attacked Emmanuel, her tenant with stone while he was having his bath in the bathroom for no cause.

    Zannah said the stone broke Emmanuel’s head and in the process, Fidelia his wife joined her husband and fought John their landlady.

    He told court that the trio engaged in a serious fight using dangerous weapons.

    The prosecutor informed court that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 113 of the Penal Code Law.

  • Labourer bags three months imprisonment for theft

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 35-year-old labourer, Shaibu Abas, to three months imprisonment for stealing a cell phone worth N64, 000.

    Abas, a resident of Utako area, Abuja, had pleaded guilty to two- count charge of joint act and stealing levelled against him.

    The judge, Mr Abubakar sadiq, however, gave the convict N15,000 option of fine and warned him to be of good behaviour and desist from committing crimes after serving out his punishment.

    Earlier, the prosecutor, Mrs Auhioboh Florence, had informed the court that on March 16, one Victor Ubasi of No. 5 Adeyinki Adeoti Crescent, Wuse 2 Abuja, reported the case at Utako Police Station.

    Florence said that the complainant parked his car opposite a beer parlour at Wuse 2, whiles the convict and his accomplices, now at large, forcefully opened the car and removed the item.

    She said the accused and his gang stole a Tecno cell phone, valued at N64, 000 and ran away.

    The prosecutor said that the convict was arrested and he confessed to have sold the cell phone at N18, 000, to one Destiny at Wuse market.

    Florence said that the item was yet to be recovered and the offences contravened Sections 79 and 288 of the Penal Code

     

  • Guard docked over alleged theft of medical equipment

    A 25-year-old security guard, Adamu Kawu, accused of stealing medical equipment valued at N500, 000, was on Tuesday brought before a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja.

    Kawu, who resides at Jabi Village, Abuja, is standing trial on a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust and theft.

    The prosecutor, Florence Auhioboh, told the court that Engwa Christian of Jabi reported the matter at the Life Camp Police Station, Abuja, on March 17.

    Auhioboh said that the complainant alleged that sometimes in February, the defendant, stole his medical equipment valued at N500, 000.

    He said that the defendant also stole N60, 000 belonging to Bassey Evalson of the same address.

    The prosecutor said that the offences contravened Sections 312 and 288 of the Penal Code.

    The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    The Judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, granted the defendant bail of N100, 000 and one surety in like sum.

    Sadiq said that the surety must provide any utility bill bearing his name and must be residing within the court jurisdiction.

    He adjourned the case to April 25 for further hearing.