Court jails man six months over N7,000 theft

A Grade 1 Area Court Karmo, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced one
Usman Abubakar to six months imprisonment for joint act and
extortion.

Abubakar, a resident of Kado fish market, Abuja was arraigned on
a two-count charge.

The Presiding judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, however, did not
give the convict any option of fine.

Sadiq said he must serve the punishment as deterrent to other
would-be offenders and warned him to desist from committing
crimes.

“Be dedicated to your business,” Sadiq told the convict.

Before the judgement​ was delivered, Abubakar, had pleaded
guilty to the charge and prayed the court to temper justice with
mercy, claiming that the devil pushed him to the crime.

He promised to be more dedicated to his fish business.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Florence Auhioboh, told the court that
one Ibrahim Buba, of 4th Avenue Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja, reported
the matter at the Gwarimpa Police Station, on July 28.

Auhioboh said on that same date in Gwarimpa, the convict and one
other person , who is now at large, attacked and threatened​ to
kill him with a long sharp knife.

They collected N7, 000 cash and one Techno phone valued N20,
000.

During police investigation, he confessed that his friend who is
now at large, is in possession of the stolen money.

The prosecutor said that the offence is punishable under
sections 79 and 292 of the Penal Code.

A Grade 1 Area Court Karmo, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced one
Usman Abubakar to six months imprisonment for joint act and
extortion.

Abubakar, a resident of Kado fish market, Abuja was arraigned on
a two-count charge.

The Presiding judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, however, did not
give the convict any option of fine.

Sadiq said he must serve the punishment as deterrent to other
would-be offenders and warned him to desist from committing
crimes.

“Be dedicated to your business,” Sadiq told the convict.

Before the judgement​ was delivered, Abubakar, had pleaded
guilty to the charge and prayed the court to temper justice with
mercy, claiming that the devil pushed him to the crime.

He promised to be more dedicated to his fish business.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Florence Auhioboh, told the court that
one Ibrahim Buba, of 4th Avenue Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja, reported
the matter at the Gwarimpa Police Station, on July 28.

Auhioboh said on that same date in Gwarimpa, the convict and one
other person , who is now at large, attacked and threatened​ to
kill him with a long sharp knife.

They collected N7, 000 cash and one Techno phone valued N20,
000.

During police investigation, he confessed that his friend who is
now at large, is in possession of the stolen money.

The prosecutor said that the offence is punishable under
sections 79 and 292 of the Penal Code.