Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - A Chief Magistrates Court in Odigbo, Ondo State has sentenced a 23-year-old farmer, Godwin Onah, to one-year imprisonment for stealing a mobile phone.
Chief
Magistrate Festus Akinlolu convicted Onah after he pleaded guilty to two counts
of theft and malicious damage.
The
prosecutor, Inspector Usifoh James, had informed the court that the defendant
had stolen and willfully damaged a Tecno Spark 8 handset valued at N150,000,
belonging to one James Femi.
The
offence violates Section 390 (9) and 451 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Vol.1,
Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
Inspector
Usifoh said that there was no need for further proof, as the defendant's
statement clearly showed his guilt.
The Chief
Magistrate sentenced Onah to one-year imprisonment for each of the two counts,
with the sentences to run concurrently.
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