The judge said the punishment would have been stiffer if the convict had not saved the court from the rigour of protracted prosecution.
On Thursday, the police arrested a 25-year-old scavenger, Mubarak Isya, for receiving stolen bicycles in Abuja.
The prosecutor said that during police interrogation, the teenagers could not give a satisfactory account of themselves.
The convict begged the court for leniency.
The judge, Aliyu Kagarko, sentenced Mr Hassan after he pleaded guilty to the offence of stealing and prayed the court for mercy.
The Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old labourer, Emmanuel Paul, to eight months in prison for stealing phones.
The prosecutor said the convict ran to an unknown destination but the complainant later caught him and brought him.
The judge, Aliyu Kagarko, sentenced Mr Zamdai after he pleaded guilty to defamation of character.
Lawal Saidu, who resides in Tipper Garage, Lugbe, Abuja, is charged with joint acts and theft.
He ordered that the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and produce a means of identification.
