Court orders labourers to sweep police station for two weeks
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Wuse, Abuja on Wednesday ordered two labourers, Ezekiel Mandela, 23 and Musa Kennedy, 35, to sweep the premises of the Galadimawa Police Station for two weeks for stealing one iron rod.
The labourers, both of Bliss Construction Company, were convicted of joint act, mischief and theft.
The judge, Chioma Abgaza sentenced them without an option of fine.
Ms Agbaza ordered that the convicts keep the surroundings of Galadimawa Police Station clean for two weeks.
She, however, warned them to desist from committing crimes and be of good conduct.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, C.C. Okafor, told the court that one Oladele John of plot 802, Kaura district, FCT, reported the matter at the Galadimawa Police Station on April 2.
Mr Okafor said that the convicts on the same day stole one iron rod valued at N 20,000, cut it into pieces and was caught when they were about to sell them.
She said that the offence contravened Sections 327 and 287 of the Penal Code.
The labourers pleaded guilty and begged for mercy, promising never to repeat the act again.
(NAN)
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