Commercial Motorcyclist Bags 6 Months Jail Term For Stealing Jewelries, Clothes

By Grace Isaac

A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Oladejo Wasiu to six months imprisonment for house breaking and stealing of property valued at 904,500 belonging to one Alhaja Alimont Olore the complainant.

Wasiu, a commercial motorcycle was arraigned on April, 2 2018 together with Faleye Azeez, 26 and Salihu Jelili 35 on four counts charge.

The convict (Wasiu) pleaded not guilty on the first day of arraignment and was admitted into bail but latter remanded in Ilesha prison custody when he could not perfect his bail conditions while the duo that were docked together with him perfected their bail conditions.

When the case was called for hearing, the prosecutor, Inspector Olayiwola Rasaq told the court that the convict and others at large conspired to commit felony to wit house breaking and stealing on March 14, 2018 at Alhameta area in Osogbo.

He explained that the convict and others at large enter into the dwelling house of one Alhaja Alimont Olore and carted away with her property and some cash.

According to prosecutor some of the property stolen by Wasiu are listed as follows 21bundles of Ankara cloth, 5 bundles of Guinea brocad cloths, 16 bundles of lace materials, 7 pieces of baby wear, 3 pieces of baby sawl, pack of baby handkerchief, one LG DVD Jewelries among others.

The prosecutor tendered all the property and the statement of the accused as exhibit before the court.

The motorcycle of the convict was also tendered and Mark as exhibit.

The convict, an indigene of Ikirun having no legal representation admitted to the crime and begged for pardon.

He also told the court that the two accused (Azeez and Jelili) that were docked together with him has no hands in the crime adding that Azeez was his herbalist who did some protection charms for him free of charge they were friends and didn’t know he (convict) was a theft.

The Magistrate while delivering judgment discharged Faleye Azeez and Salihu Jelili that were charged with the convict saying the duo were innocent and warns them to desist from bad company.

She thereby convicted Wasiu on the four counts charge and sentenced him to Six months imprisonment on each count with option of 5,000 base on the fact that the convict had been in prison custody since the day of his arraignment.

She also ordered that the property recovered from the convict be returned back to the owner and that the motorcycle belonging him be returned back to him after serving his jail terms.