A Magistrate’s Court in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, has sentenced a 22-year-old trader, Moses Baba, to six months in prison for stealing slippers.
The Magistrate, Irene Pati, sentenced the convict, following his guilty plea to the charge preferred against him by the police on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
The prosecutor, Inspector Daniel Damulak, told the court that the case was reported on at the Angol-Jos police station by one Nendirnma Boka on January 19.
He told the court that the trader went to the woman’s house and stole her slippers worth N40,000.
How DSS, ONSA, Army rescued 88 abducted worshippers in Kaduna
Damulak added that the offence contravened the provisions of the Plateau Penal Code Law.
The magistrate, therefore, sentenced the trader to six-month imprisonment with a fine option of N20,000.
Pati also ordered Baba to pay N40,000 as compensation to the complainant.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has re-arraigned two individuals and their companies before the Lagos…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
Kano State has emerged as the highest-ranked sub-national government in the Economic Community of West…
Olatunji Disu has disclosed that the police received allegations that some criminal suspects being sought…
Veteran Nollywood actor Emeka Ike has said love and marriage are not scams, arguing that…
Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew has emerged as the central figure in the controversy surrounding the…
This website uses cookies.