Man Bags Four month Jail Term For Stealing In Mosque
A Grade 1 Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a 22 year-old youth, Shefiu Samaila, to a four-month jail term for theft of a cell phone in a mosque.
The offence of theft is punishable under section 287 of the Penal code.
State Prosecutor, Mr. Mahmud Ismai’la, had informed the Court that one Inspector Aliyu Shangbong of the Nigeria Police Force arrested the defendant and took him to Maitama Police Station on June 12.
He told the Court that the defendant was caught removing a cell phone from the pocket of a man who had come to pray at the Annur-Mosque, Wuse 2, Abuja.
After listening to the charge, the defendant pleaded guilty and begged the court to tamper justice with mercy.
The Judge, Mr Hassan Ishaq, while sentencing him to four months in jail, however gave him an option of N10, 000 fine. Ishaq warned him to be of good character henceforth, especially as this is the Holy month of Ramadan.
