ONDO MAGISTRATE SENTENCES STUDENT TO 3 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR STEALING AN ANDROID PHONE
A 23-year-old student, Handsome Kenneth, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for stealing an infinix S4 mobile phone valued at N49,500, by an Ondo Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Ondo town.
Police Prosecutor, Inspector Bernard Olagbayi, said the convict committed the offense in September, at 4 p.m. at the Akiavic Hotel area, in Ondo City.
The charge sheet read that” You, Handsome Kenneth, on September 15, 2022, at about 4 pm at Akiavic Hotel, along Ademulegun road, Ondo, in the Ondo Magisterial Districts stole one infinite S4 mobile phone valued at N49,500, property of one Akinladejo Felix and thereby committed an offense contrary to Section 383 and punishable under Section 390(9) of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria 2006.”
Kenneth pleaded guilty to the charge levelled against him and prayed the court to temper justice with mercy in sentencing him.
Consequently, the trial Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Charity Adeniyan, sentenced the convict to 3 years imprisonment with an option of N277,400 fine, due to the magnitude of the offense.
