A generator thief, Musa Yaw, is to spend the next
two years in prison, a Minna Magistrates’ Court ruled on Friday.
Magistrate Aisha Bawa, who handed down the
sentence, however, gave him a fine of N18, 000.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the
accused, a former security guard at the complainant’s house had pleaded guilty
to a three-count charge of criminal trespass, housebreaking and theft.
Earlier, Police Prosecutor Emmanuel Danladi told the
court that the complainant, Islamia Agbabiaka of Dutsen Kura reported the
incident at the police station on Dec. 29, 2016.
Emmanuel said the complainant reported that somebody
had broken into her house and made away with medium size generator valued at
N90, 000.
The accused pleaded guilty and begged the
court for leniency.
The prosecutor urged the court to try him summarily
in line with section 157 of the Criminal Procedure Code, saying that the
offences contravened Sections 287, 348 and 354 of the Penal Code.
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