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A Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun state on Monday sentenced Joshua Sunday, 23, to six months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to stealing N50,000 from one Olaoye Temitope.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Abimbola, however, gave the convict an option to pay N40, 000 as fine.
Sunday, who resides at Iyana-Iyesi in Ota, was convicted for stealing, an offence which contravened Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Volume 1 of the Revised Laws of Ogun State, 2006.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Abdulkareem Mustapha, told the court that the convict committed the crime on Oct.13th, 2015 at about 12.30 p.m. at Idiroko Road in Ota.
Mustapha had alleged that the accused was caught in the act removing money from the complainant’s pocket.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Abimbola, however, gave the convict an option to pay N40, 000 as fine.
Sunday, who resides at Iyana-Iyesi in Ota, was convicted for stealing, an offence which contravened Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Volume 1 of the Revised Laws of Ogun State, 2006.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Abdulkareem Mustapha, told the court that the convict committed the crime on Oct.13th, 2015 at about 12.30 p.m. at Idiroko Road in Ota.
Mustapha had alleged that the accused was caught in the act removing money from the complainant’s pocket.
