Crimes

Man jailed for stealing pot, firewood stand

A Grade ‘A’ Customary Court sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has sentenced 24-year-old Olamide Mudasiru to jail for stealing a pot and a firewood stand worth N35,000.

Mudasiru, whose address was not provided, was charged with stealing, to which he pleaded guilty.

The prosecutor, Philip Amusan, told the court on Thursday, July 25, that the convict committed the offence at about 11 p.m. in the Sango area of Ibadan on Sunday, July 21, 2024.

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Amusan said Mudasiru stole a pot and firewood stand belonging to one Aderinkola Oladunmomi.

He said the offence contravened Section 390(9) of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000.

The court president, Mojisola Aworemi, sentenced Mudasiru to two weeks imprisonment at the Agodi Correctional Centre in Ibadan, with a one-week community service as an option.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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