An Abule-Egba Magistrate Court in Lagos sentenced a 26-year-old man to 120 hours of community service after pleading guilty to pouring acid on three people.
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The Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, said the defendant, John Adetokunbo, would have been sentenced to minimum of 18 months imprisonment without an option of fine."
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According to him, however, the fact that the defendant made a welfare arrangement for the complainants, is a mitigating factor in the sentence. "Therefore, the defendant is sentenced to 120 hours of community service to serve as deterrent to others," he ruled.
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The convict was arraigned on Jan. 9, pleaded not guilty and get a bail was N100,000 and put surety in like sum.
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The defendant later changed his plea and said he was guilty of the offence.