A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna on Thursday sentenced a 21-year-old scavenger, Ibrahim Usman, to eight strokes of the cane for stealing a she-goat.
Usman, who admitted to the crime, pleaded for leniency, blaming bad influence from his friends.
Delivering the judgment, Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel noted that the court took a lenient stance because the convict promptly confessed.
He ordered eight strokes of the cane and warned Usman against future criminal behavior, stating that the court might not be as merciful next time.
The prosecution counsel, Inspector Chidi Leo, informed the court that Usman committed the offence on October 6 at Ungwan Rimi, Kaduna.
He was apprehended by a vigilante group along Ali Akilu Road after failing to provide a satisfactory explanation for possessing the goat.
Usman later confessed to stealing the animal from his neighbor’s house. The prosecutor said the offence violated the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2017.
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