23-year-old man jailed for stealing mattress

A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Friday, sentenced a 23-year old man, Emmanuel Chukwu, to four months imprisonment for stealing a mattress.

The Judge, Abubakar Sadiq, however, gave the convict an option to pay N10, 000 as fine and said that the sentence would serve as a deterrent to others who might want to steal.

Chukwu, who resides at Mamasa Estate Galadima Gwarimpa, Abuja, was convicted on a count of theft.

The convict had pleaded guilty to the offence and begged the court to temper justice with mercy.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Zannan Dalhatu, had told the court that a neighbour to the accused, John Nwaru, reported the matter at the Gwarimpa Police Station, on April 21.

Dalhatu told the court that the accused stole the 10-inch mattress belonging to the complainant.

He said the offence contravened Section 288 of the Penal Code.

 

(NAN)

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