Ondo Pastor Sentenced To Jail For Stealing | READ FULL DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
Jul 13, 2023
Ondo Pastor Sentenced To Jail For Stealing | READ FULL DETAILS
An Ondo State Magistrates' Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has sentenced a man, Friday Okeneji, to two years imprisonment for stealing some chemical substances worth N130,000.
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The convict, who is a pastor of a popular church in Iwaro Oka Akoko in the Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state was said to have committed the offence on July 2, 2023, in the town.
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He reportedly broke into a chemical shop and stole the items.
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He was however arrested and charged to court.
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He was arraigned before the court on a two-count charge of stealing.
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The convicted pastor, who pleaded guilty when the two charges were read to him, told the court that he committed the offence for survival purposes.
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He pleaded that he had no means of livelihood, adding that he had to pay N150,000 for his mother's burial slated for August.
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In his ruling, the Magistrate, Damilola Sekoni, said the pastor was guilty of the charges and sentenced him to two years imprisonment with an option of N100,000 fine.
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He also advised the convict to turn a new leaf.
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