An Upper Area Court sitting in Zuba,
Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 28-year-old man, Shamsudeen Usman, to seven
months imprisonment for stealing a ram.
The Presiding Officer, Malam Aminu
Sa’ad, sentenced Usman to two months in prison or fine of N5,000 for the
offence of criminal trespass and five months, or pay a fine of N10,000 for
theft.
The convict, who could not pay the
fines, was, however, taken to prison.
Usman, a resident of Kubwa, was charged
with the offences of criminal trespass and theft.
According to the report filed at
Dutse-Alhaji Police Station, Usman unlawfully entered the premises of the
complainant, Mr Sebastine Sossou, and stole a ram.
Sossou, a Pastor, had the ram given
to him by one of his church members in Kubwa.
The convict, however, took the ram
to livestock market at Dei-Dei with the intention of selling it, but was
arrested by the police.
Usman pleaded guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Kelechi
Echendu, informed the court that the offences contravened sections 287 and 348
of the Penal Code.
Source: Vanguard
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