A Gudu Upper
Area Court, Abuja, has sentenced a 49-year-old man, Ibrahim Jibril to six weeks
imprisonment for stealing a purse.
Jibril of no
fixed address pleaded guilty and was subsequently convicted on a two-count charge
of criminal trespass and theft levelled against him.
The judge, Mr
Umar Kagarko, however, gave the convict an option of N6,000 fine.
Kagarko said
he considered the convict’s age in giving him light sentence, and also because
he did not waste the time of the court as he quickly admitted committing the
crime.
Prosecutor
Fidelis Ogbobe had told the court that on March 27, the convict “criminally
trespassed into the building of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF).
“He went into
the office and stole a purse belonging to one Mrs Oloruyonu Maria, a staff of
the office of the AGF.
“During police
investigation, the said purse was recovered from him,’’ he said.
The prosecutor
said the offence was contrary to Sections 348 and 284 of the Penal Code.
*The Nation*
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