Jos labourer jailed for stealing bags of cement
A magistrate’s court in Jos, on Monday, sentenced a 26-year-old labourer , Abraham John, to 18 months in prison for stealing three bags of cement.
The magistrate, Irene Pati, summarily tried and sentenced the convict, who pleaded guilty to the charge.
Ms Pati, in her judgment, however, gave the convict the option of a fine of N20,000 or a six-month imprisonment for trespass.
The convict is also to spend one year in prison for theft or pay a fine of N30,000.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Ijuptil Thiawur, told the court that the case was reported at the Gada Biu Police Station on September 2 by Samuel Danchung, the complainant.
Mr Thiawur stated that the convict trespassed and stole the cement that was kept at the complainant’s house before he was apprehended.
He stated that during the police investigation, three bags of cement were recovered from the convicts.
He added that the offence contravened the Plateau Penal Code Law.
(NAN)
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