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Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday ordered that Mohammed Ali,18, be
given six strokes of the cane for stealing iron rods.
Ali
of Jabi Motor Park, Abuja was convicted on a count charge of theft.
The
judge, Abubakar Sadiq, gave the order after the convict pleaded guilty to the
charge and begged for leniency.
The
prosecutor, Dalhatu Zannah, told the court that one Dandaura Musa of Plot 196
behind Standard Construction Company Jabi, Abuja, caught and brought Ali to
Utako Police Station on March 25.
Zannah
said that on the same date at about 2 a.m., Ali and one other now at large,
went into Plot 196 Jabi, and stole five iron rods valued at N 7, 000 .
He
said that the five rods were recovered from Ali during police interrogation and
he made confessional statement, admitting committing the crime.
Zannah
said that the offence contravened Sections 79 and 288 of the Penal code.
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