Thursday, July 2, 2026

Ibrahim Gokwat

August 16, 2024

Labourer sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for attempting to rob church

The prosecutor said the convict trespassed into the church premises and switched off their security lights but was caught.

Composite of a prisoner and a Church interior used to illustrate this story
July 15, 2024

Trader sentenced to six months in prison for vehicle theft in Jos

The magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

Nigerian prison
November 20, 2023

Court jails Plateau trader for buying stolen water pump

Mr Gokwat said that the offence contravened the provisions of the Plateau Penal Code.

Court Gavel
July 11, 2023

Teacher convicted for stealing two pairs of shoes

Mr Bokkos, however, gave the convict the option to pay a N20,000 fine and also ordered him to pay N45,000 as compensation to the complainant.

Court room
July 10, 2023

Mason jailed three months for unlawful possession of cartridges

On Monday, an area court in Jos sentenced a mason, Jude Danjuma, to three months imprisonment for unlawful possession of live cartridges.

Cartridges
March 15, 2023

Seventeen-year-old labourer jailed for stealing phones

On Wednesday, a magistrates’ court in Jos sentenced a 17-year-old labourer, Abubakar Adam, to nine months in the correctional centre for stealing phones.

Unskilled labourers
November 8, 2022

Man jailed for stealing two goats

The court also ordered the convict to pay compensation of N40,000 to the complainant.

June 9, 2022

Traders, minor jailed for stealing water pump

An area court in Jos on Thursday sentenced two traders and a 17-year-old to nine months’ imprisonment for stealing a water pump.

Water pump used to illustrate the story
June 6, 2022

Farmer jailed for hiding stolen yams

A Jos Upper Area Court on Monday sentenced a farmer, Habibu Ali, to one-month imprisonment for concealing nine tubers of stolen yam.

Tubers of Yam
January 21, 2022

Court jails 17-year-old bricklayer for stealing chicken

A 17-year-old bricklayer David Akubu has been sentenced to one year in prison for stealing a chicken by the Jos Upper Area Court at Kasuwan Nama in Jos.

Chickens used to illustrate the story.