Crime
Burglary: Man, 29, Bags 6 Months Jail Term
By Abdulrofiu Agboola, Osogbo
A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital of Osun on Wednesday convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment, a 29-year old man, Mustapha Hammed for alleged burglary and theft.
Magistrate Habibat Basir convicted and sentenced Hammed based on his admittance to committing the offence as he pleaded guilty to the charges.
Briefing the court, Mr Fagboyinbo Abiodun, Police Prosecutor. stated that the accused person allegedly broke into the office of one Adebayo Olusegun at Act Deco Interior Furniture Nigeria Limited, Osogbo on April 9, 2017 and stole the sum of N14,500.
Fagboyinbo said that the offences committed is contrary to and punishable under Sections 390 and 412 of Criminal Code Cap 34, volume II, Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2003.
Hammed’s counsel, Mr Jones Promise while praying the court to be lenient in its judgment, explained that the accused person deeply regrets his action and was remorseful.
He added that the accused person was a first time offender and did not waste the time of the court before admitting his offence.
In her judgment, Magistrate Basiru sentenced the accused person to six months imprisonment with an fine option of N10,000.
The accused person was however unable to pay the fine.
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