For
stealing a N50,000 Sony Ericsson phone belonging to Governor Rauf Aregbesola, a
31-year-old Kelvin Ighodalo has been sentenced to 45-year imprisonment by an
Osogbo High Court.
stealing a N50,000 Sony Ericsson phone belonging to Governor Rauf Aregbesola, a
31-year-old Kelvin Ighodalo has been sentenced to 45-year imprisonment by an
Osogbo High Court.
Ighodalo
stole the phone from the pocket of Aregbesola on November 27, 2010, when the
governor was being inaugurated at Government Technical College, Osogbo.
stole the phone from the pocket of Aregbesola on November 27, 2010, when the
governor was being inaugurated at Government Technical College, Osogbo.
Justice
Oyejide Falola, who heard the case, found Ighodalo guilty on six counts, which
included conspiracy, stealing and fraud.
Oyejide Falola, who heard the case, found Ighodalo guilty on six counts, which
included conspiracy, stealing and fraud.
He was
sentenced to 10-year imprisonment for the first three counts and five years for
each of the last three which included impersonation, obtaining property by
falsehood and collusion.
sentenced to 10-year imprisonment for the first three counts and five years for
each of the last three which included impersonation, obtaining property by
falsehood and collusion.
Falola,
who ruled that Ighodalo deserved the jail term, held that the convict used the
phone to obtain N500, 000 from the Owa of Ilesa, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran, while
he obtained N200, 000 from Mr Shengen Rahman, an associate of the governor.
who ruled that Ighodalo deserved the jail term, held that the convict used the
phone to obtain N500, 000 from the Owa of Ilesa, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran, while
he obtained N200, 000 from Mr Shengen Rahman, an associate of the governor.
The
jail term, which Falola pronounced will run concurrently, means that Ighodalo
will spend the next 10 years behind bars.
jail term, which Falola pronounced will run concurrently, means that Ighodalo
will spend the next 10 years behind bars.
Assistant
principal state counsel, Mr Biodun Badiora, told the court that the convict had
served six-year imprisonment in Ikoyi prison custody in connection with a
murder case in 2005.
principal state counsel, Mr Biodun Badiora, told the court that the convict had
served six-year imprisonment in Ikoyi prison custody in connection with a
murder case in 2005.
Counsel
to Ighodalo, Mr. Ameachi Ngwu, prayed the court to commit him to community
service, stressing that the convict should not be incarcerated but rather be
placed where people could see him as a convict.
to Ighodalo, Mr. Ameachi Ngwu, prayed the court to commit him to community
service, stressing that the convict should not be incarcerated but rather be
placed where people could see him as a convict.
Source: Punch
