From Olatunji Dare
A 25-year-old man, Balogun Mujaid, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing an itel A50 phone valued at N98,000 while on community service at the Magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital.
The court said the convict will also pay the sum of N130,000, as restitution fee to the dominant complainant on the matter.
Mujaid, was also sentenced on two other cases for three years with labour with an option of fine of N20,000 on count 1, and three months with option of fine of N10,000, on count 2.
In another matter, Mujaid, who had pleaded guilty to all the charges preferred against him, was sentenced to one year and three months imprisonments without an option of fine on two other counts.
The Chief Magistrate, Dolamu Babalogbon, while giving his ruling said all terms are to run concurrently.
Prosecuting the case earlier, Inspector Sodiq Adeniyi, told the court that Mujaid on October 15, 2024 at about 8.30a.m at the open court of the Chief Magistrate 6, in Ado-Ekiti, did steal the Itel A50 phone, property of one Mrs. Oluwatuyi Olusola.
In another case, with charge No: MAD/111c/25, the prosecutor said he stole one standing fan valued N25,000, a home theatre valued N45,000, totalling N70,000, properties of Falola Sunday, on January 24 at Oke-Ila, in Ado-Ekiti.
Inspector Adeniji, said the offence committed is punishable under Section 302(1)(a)(b) and section (4)(e), 181(1)(d) Laws of Ekiti State of Nigeria 2021.
