Convict regrets sharing stolen noodles with girlfriends who never visited him in detention

A 24-year-old man, Usman Abdullahi, from Shelleng Local Government Area of Adamawa State, has expressed regret after admitting to stealing packs of Indomie noodles and distributing them among his three girlfriends—none of whom visited him while he was in detention.

Abdullahi, who previously received a two-year jail sentence, had his punishment reviewed to community service by the Adamawa State Jail Delivery Committee, chaired by the Chief Judge, Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman.

The committee visited the Shelleng Satellite Custodial Facility on Wednesday as part of efforts to decongest the centre.

Appearing before the committee, Abdullahi confessed that he stole the noodles, shared them with his girlfriends and later fled to Shani, where he was eventually arrested.

He lamented that despite his gesture, the women failed to show him support during his detention.

“I stole Indomie and shared it with my three girlfriends.

Since I arrived here, none of them visited me.

I will end my relationship with all of them once I gain my freedom,” he told the committee.

Following the review, the convict will now serve a community service sentence instead of the initial two-year imprisonment.