A 49-year-old, Mr Mustapha Adesina, has been sentenced to two
years imprisonment for stealing vegetables worth N5000, by an Abeokuta
Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday.
years imprisonment for stealing vegetables worth N5000, by an Abeokuta
Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday.
The magistrate, Idowu Olayinka,
said that Adesina was sentenced to prison for pleading guilty to the charge
preferred against him.
said that Adesina was sentenced to prison for pleading guilty to the charge
preferred against him.
The prosecutor, Augustine Ozimini,
informed the court that the accused person committed the offence on January 20,
at Ita-Ika area of Abeokuta, on one Mr Festus Adekunle’s farm.
informed the court that the accused person committed the offence on January 20,
at Ita-Ika area of Abeokuta, on one Mr Festus Adekunle’s farm.
He said,“Adesina had been going to
the complainant’s farm every Sunday to steal his vegetables and he (Adekunle)
had been on the lookout for him.
the complainant’s farm every Sunday to steal his vegetables and he (Adekunle)
had been on the lookout for him.
“That particular Sunday, the
complainant hid in his farm waiting patiently for the thief, who steals his
vegetables and as usual, Adesina, came.
complainant hid in his farm waiting patiently for the thief, who steals his
vegetables and as usual, Adesina, came.
“The complainant raised an alarm
which alerted other farmers and Adesina was caught and taken to the police
station.”
which alerted other farmers and Adesina was caught and taken to the police
station.”
Source: Tribune
