An Ota Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a 28-year-old man to
one month in prison for breaking into a shop to steal seven pieces of
meats from a pot.
The Magistrate, Miss Temitope Adebutu, however, gave the convict an option of N5,000 fine.
The accused, of no fixed address, was arraigned on a two count of stealing and burglary.
Prosecutor Rosemary Brown told the court that the accused committed the offence on June 25 at about 6am at Ire-Akari Street, Ota in Ogun State.
She said that the accused broke into the shop of the complainant, Akinola Olamilekan, to steal seven pieces of meats from a pot valued at N700.
Brown said that the offences contravened Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Revised Laws of Ogun, 2006.
The Magistrate, Miss Temitope Adebutu, however, gave the convict an option of N5,000 fine.
The accused, of no fixed address, was arraigned on a two count of stealing and burglary.
Prosecutor Rosemary Brown told the court that the accused committed the offence on June 25 at about 6am at Ire-Akari Street, Ota in Ogun State.
She said that the accused broke into the shop of the complainant, Akinola Olamilekan, to steal seven pieces of meats from a pot valued at N700.
Brown said that the offences contravened Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Revised Laws of Ogun, 2006.
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