The prosecutor said the convict was also into selling hard drugs.
The magistrate gave the convict an option to pay N20, 000 or spend one year in prison.
The judge gave the convict an option of N10,000 fine.
The prosecutor said the convict hit the complainant on the head.
During a police investigation, the steel rod was found in the convict’s possession.
Ibrahim Aliyu and Ibrahim Umar were sentenced to six months’ imprisonment each for stealing 180 litres of diesel and N250,000.
The convict confessed to having absconded with the vehicle and converted it to personal use.
Mr Nuhu said the accused trespassed into his compound and stole his motorcycle.
A magistrates’ court in Jos has sentenced a 43-year-old labourer, Dachung Adamu, to three months’ imprisonment for impersonating a police officer.
A Central Area Court in Kasuwan Nama in Jos has sentenced a 39-year-old welder, Kingsley Onwo, to six months in prison for breach of contract and cheating.
