A Minna
Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced two men to 10 days imprisonment each for
public disturbance.
The Police
arraigned the accused, Bala Haruna and Mohammed Usman, for incitement and
causing public disturbance, contrary to section 114 of the penal code.
The police
prosecutor, Insp. Ahmed Ali, told the court that a vigilante group arrested the
two men and brought them to the police station on Aug. 12.
Ali said the
two accused were terrorising residents of Paida Community in Niger with long
sharp knives on a regular basis.
The accused
pleaded guilty to the charges and begged the court for leniency.
In her
ruling, Magistrate Sa’adatu Gambo, ordered them to pay a fine of N5,000 each or
serve 10 days each in prison.
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