A 28-year-old-man, Umar Bello, was on at the weekend sentenced to three months in prison by a Minna Magistrate’s Court for theft and criminal breach.
The convict, who was docked on two counts charge of theft and escaping from lawful custody before Magistrate Hafsat Abdullahi, pleaded guilty and prayed the court for leniency.
Corporal Suleiman Mohammed, the Police Prosecutor, had earlier told the court that one Gambo Maliki of Kadna Village reported the case to the Police on July 4.
He said the accused, who resides at Kuta Road, Minna, Niger state, stole Maliki’s black Jincheng motorcycle valued at N110, 000 at Tunga Goro.
Bello was arrested by the Police, but escaped from police custody. Then he was re-arrested.
The accused told the court that he stole the motorcycle to fast-track his wedding plans.
Abdullahi, while delivering her judgement, ordered the convict to pay N10, 000 fine for the first charge or serve a three-month jail, and also ordered the convict to pay N5, 000 for the second charge or serve three months in prison if he failed to meet up with the court’s ruling.
The magistrate further ordered that the jail term would to run concurrently with the first sentence.
