News Flash - Man Gets 3 Years In Jail, For Stealing A China Blackberry Phone

Started by naija2day, Jan 30, 2013, 12:30 PM

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Man Gets 3 Years in Jail for stealing BlackberryA 23-year-old man simply identified as Adepoju Jamiu has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for stealing a China BlackBerry phone worth N17,000.

Jamiu was sentenced by an Ikare Magistrate's Court in Ondo state for stealing the phone from one Suleiman Asimiyi. This offence, according to police prosecutor, Aigbojie Amileomen, violates Section 383(1) volume one, of criminal laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.

The police prosecutor reportedly said the accused committed the offence in November 2012 at Olukare Central Mosque, Inu Odi, Okela, Ikare.

On his own part, the accused, without any fuss, pleaded guilty as charged and was subsequently sentenced to three years in prison without an option of fine by the Chief Magistrate, Sunday Adeniyan, who presided over the case.

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KingFemzee

Hmmn! Three years without an option of fine for a N17,000 China fone while those that stole N32billion are given an option of 250,000 fine. Naija which way?