A 20-year-old Samuel Emmanuel, who stole a Blackberry mobile phone valued at N21,000, was, yesterday in Lagos sentenced to three months community service.
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An Oshodi Magistrates' court which handed down the judgment said the court had no option than to sentence Emmanuel since he had pleaded guilty to the offence.
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The Magistrate, Mr Akeem Fashola, ruled: "You (Emmanuel) are hereby sentenced to three months community service without an option of fine since you have pleaded guilty to the charge.".Fashola said the accused should serve the punishment within Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area.
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Earlier, the prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that the accused committed the offence on August 9 at Odalume Street, Sogunle.
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According to him, the accused stole the phone belonging to Dolapo Audu, where he was charging it.
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He said: "Audu was charging his phone at a viewing centre when the accused, who came pretending he wanted to play games, stole it.
Some people are just too shameless at times when they do things like this cos it does not even make sense. Why will u steal a phone?