Jos resident gets one-year prison sentence for stealing bicycle
On Monday, a Jos Magistrates’ Court sentenced a 22-year-old panel beater, Mohammad Auwal, to one year in prison for stealing a phone and bicycle.
The magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge.
She gave the convict an option of a fine of N30,000 or spending six months in prison.
She also ordered the convict to pay a compensation of N150,000 or spend an additional six months in default.
The prosecutor, Inrahim Gokwat, told the court that the case was reported at the Angwan Rogo Police Station on March 8 by one Abubakar Lawal, the complainant.
Mr Gokwat said the convict stole the complainant’s bicycle and phone valued at N150,000.
The bicycle was recovered during a police investigation and returned to the owner.
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