Unemployed man jailed six months for stealing motorcycle
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, on Monday, sentenced an unemployed man, Usman Abubakar, to six months’ imprisonment for stealing a motorcycle.
Mr Abubakar, a 20-year-old of an undisclosed address, however, pleaded guilty to the one-count charge of stealing.
The chief magistrate, Olabisi Ogunkanmi, found Mr Abubakar guilty as charged and sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment at the Agodi Correctional Facility.
Ms Ogunkanmi, however, gave him an option of N10,000 fine, being a first-time offender, while the stolen motorcycle was returned to the owner.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Cpl. Akeem Akinloye, had told the court that on March 5 at Aba-Musa Compound at Akinyele in Ibadan, Mr Abubakar stole a Bajaj motorcycle.
Mr Akinloye said the convict stole the motorcycle with registration number MNY 585 QE, valued N780,000, from where it was parked, while the owner, Abdullahi Musa, was working on his farm.
He said the offence was contrary to Section 383 and punishable under Section 390 (10A) of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State 2000.
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