Court jails man, 50, for stealing Orbit chewing gums
A 50-year-old man, Adamu Habib, was on Tuesday sentenced to four months imprisonment by the Karu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for stealing two packs of Orbit gum worth N12,840.
The convict pleaded guilty to theft.
Delivering judgment, Ishaq Hassan gave the convict an option of a N10,000 fine and warned him to desist from committing a crime.
Mr Hassan also ordered the convict to pay N12,840 in compensation.
The prosecution counsel, Olarewaju Osho, told the court that the complainant, Joseph Sunday of Faxx Supermarket, Abuja, reported the matter at the Durumi Police Station on November 7.
Mr Osho said on October 18, the convict stole two packs of ”Orbit” gum worth N12,840.
He said during a routine police investigation, the convict admitted to committing the offence.
(NAN)
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