An apprentice tailor, Kabiru
Yusuf of Agbo Oba area,
Ilorin, was on Monday
sentenced to two months
imprisonment for stealing a
handset.
The News Agency of Nigeria
reports that the convict, 19,
prior to his conviction, had
pleaded guilty to the
offence.
In view of his admission of
guilt, the prosecuting police
officer, Jimoh Kareem,
prayed the court to give the
accused 'summary trial',
which was upheld.
Magistrate Abdullahi Bello
sentenced the accused to two
months in prison with an
option of N500 fine.
The convict had on September
28 stolen a Nokia handset
valued N3,500 belonging to
one Edungbola Adeniyi.
The convict stole the handset
from the dashboard of Mr
Adeniyi's car, which the
latter had parked on Coca-
Cola Road, Ilorin.
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