A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered an unemployed man, Vincent Danladi, to sweep the court premises for three weeks for stealing one carton of floor tiles and other items worth N130,000.

The police had earlier charged Mr Danladi, 30, of Ungwan Pama in Kaduna, with theft.

Delivering the ruling, Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel said the court took into consideration the fact that Mr Danladi was a first-time offender.

He ordered the convict to report to the court for three weeks to sweep the premises after he pleaded guilty to the offence without an option of a fine.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Chidi Leo, told the court that defendant and two others at large, on November 9, stole a carton of 3×3 floor tiles from a house under renovation in Sabon Tasha in Kaduna.

Mr Leo said the defendant and his accomplices also stole one bucket of paint and one carton of wall tiles, all valued at N130,000.

He added that the defendant was, however, arrested, and the items were recovered from him in the cause of the investigation.

He said that the offence contravened the Penal Code of Kaduna State 2017.

 (NAN)