Unemployed Nigerian jailed for stealing maize
An Area Court in Jos on Friday sentenced an unemployed man, Jonathan Dazong, to six months’ imprisonment for stealing one bag of maize.
The judge, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to theft.
The judge, however, gave the convict an option of a N30,000 fine.
He also ordered the convict to pay N70,000 to the complainant.
The police prosecutor, Daniel Damulak, told the court that Solomon Gyang had reported the case at the ‘B’ Division police station on February 2.
He said the convict trespassed into his house and stole one bag of maize worth N70,000.
The prosecutor further told the court that during the police investigation, Mr Dazong confessed to the crime.
(NAN)
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