The magistrate, Irene Pati, sentenced the convict, who pleaded guilty to the charge.
The magistrate, Irene Pati, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to three counts of housebreaking, mischief, and stealing.
The court, however, gave the convict the option of a N20,000 fine in lieu of the sentence.
A magistrate’s court in Jos on Thursday sentenced a 19-year-old tailor, Frank Pam, to 18 months in prison for stealing an MP3 radio.
The magistrate gave the convict the option of a fine of N100,000.
A magistrate’s court in Jos on Wednesday sentenced a 47-year-old mason, John Chigozie, to six months in prison for stealing a cooking pot.
A magistrate’s court in Jos on Monday sentenced a 20-year-old driver, Victor Jonah, to one year’s imprisonment for stealing a phone from a tricycle.
The court ordered that the sentences should run concurrently. Additionally, the magistrate ordered the convict to pay N300,000 in compensation to the complainant.
The convict pleaded guilty to the two-count charge of breach of trust and cheating brought against him by the police.
The Area Court in Jos on Monday sentenced one Destiny Okopi to six months’ imprisonment for deceit and theft of N60,000.
