Court Jails Man For Stealing Chickens In Jos | READ DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
Jul 05, 2023
Court Jails Man For Stealing Chickens In Jos | READ DETAILS
An Area Court in Jos, the Plateau State Capital, on Wednesday sentenced John Shedrack, 26, to three months imprisonment for stealing 100 chickens valued at N300,000.
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The judge, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the offence and begged the court for leniency.
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Bokkos gave the convict an option of a N20,000 fine or three months imprisonment and asked the convict to pay a compensation of N300,000 to the complainant or six months imprisonment in default.
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Earlier, the police prosecutor, Insp Monday Dabit, told the court that the case was reported at the Rantya Police Station on June 19 by Mr Ikechukwu Egwuonwu.
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He said the accused person trespassed into the complainant's poultry farm and stole his chickens.
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The prosecutor further told the court that during the police investigation, the accused confessed to having committed the offence.
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The offence, he said, contravened the Plateau State Penal Code law of Northern Nigeria.
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