Nigerian youth convicted, flogged in court for stealing phone
On Tuesday, a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court ordered that a 23-year-old labourer, Shehu Abbas, be given 12 strokes of the cane for stealing a Tecno phone valued at N56,000.
Abbas, a resident of Kawo in Kaduna, was convicted after pleading guilty to theft and begged for leniency.
The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, said the punishment would serve as a deterrent to others and a warning to those who had the mind to commit such crimes.
Emmanuel, however, ordered two court officials to give the convict 12 strokes of the cane.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Chidi Leo, had told the court that the matter was reported by Sarah Augustine of Ungwan Sarki in Kaduna, at the Sabon Gari Police Station, on February 13.
According to Mr. Leo, the convict entered the complainant’s shop at Kawo and stole her Tecno phone valued at N56,000.
He stated that the convict was caught with the said phone when it rang in his pocket before running away.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 271 of the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2017.
(NAN)
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