A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abule Egba Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a
32-year-old man, Sanni Umaru, to six months imprisonment for stealing a
jazz guitar valued at N50, 000.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, sentenced the accused to six
months imprisonment with an option of N50, 000 fine, following his
guilty plea.
Elias advised the convict to be well behaved after concluding his jail term and warned himto desist from such acts.
The convict, who is unemployed and lives close to the Railway line, Abattoir, Agege, was arraigned on a two-count charge of felony and theft.
The convict, who is unemployed and lives close to the Railway line, Abattoir, Agege, was arraigned on a two-count charge of felony and theft.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Rachael Williams, had told the court that Umaru
broke into St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Oko-Oba, Agege, and stole a
jazz guitar and an offering pan. She said that the convict was arrested
while also attempting to break into a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God at No.7, Edward Charity Close, Oko-Oba.
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