Mr Anthony, 20, who resides in Dei-dei, Abuja, was convicted and sentenced after pleading guilty to theft.
The 22-year-old trader was given an option of N10,000 fine and ordered by the court to pay compensation of N45,000 to the complainant.
The security guards were said to have been sleeping on duty while some persons gained access to an apartment and robbed.
Mr Sulieman also ordered the convict to pay N50,000 to compensate the tank’s owner.
The court ordered the convict to clean the Zuba central mosque for six months or pay N20,000 fine.
The prosecutor said that during the police investigation, the convict confessed, and the money was recovered from him.
During a police investigation, the defendant confessed to the theft and said that he sold the cable to Fahat Aliyu, for N1,000 only, the prosecution counsel told the court.
The accused attendants were employed in September before allegedly looting the shop.
The scavenger was given an option to pay a fine of N70,000 and warned to desist from committing crimes and to be of good behaviour.
The judge warned that failure to pay the compensation, would earn the convict an additional two months’ imprisonment.
