Court jails 17-year-old bricklayer for stealing chicken
A 17-year-old bricklayer David Akubu has been sentenced to one year in prison for stealing a chicken by the Jos Upper Area Court at Kasuwan Nama in Jos.
However, Magistrate Daniel Damulak, who sentenced the teenager after he pleaded guilty to the offence, gave him an option to pay a N10,000 fine.
Mr Damulak also ordered the convict to pay N5,000 to the complainant as compensation, noting that the judgment would deter other potential criminals.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Ibrahim Gokwat, told the court that the case was reported at the Laranto Police Station, Jos, on December 8, 2021, by Esther Dazam of Farin Gada.
The prosecutor added that the convict stole the chicken, cooked it, and ate it with his friends.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened section 271 of the Plateau State Penal Code, Law.
(NAN)
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