A 40-year-old man, Cletus Gandu, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, confessed that he stole two tubers of yam because he was hungry.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) charged Gandu with criminal trespass and theft.
Gandu told the Magistrates’ Court in the Kafanchan area of Kaduna State that “hunger pushed me to steal yam on two occasions”.
“I beg for leniency,” he added.
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The NSCDC prosecutor, Marcus Audu, told the court that the complainant, Alice Daniel, reported the matter at the corps office in Kafanchan on July 15.
Audu said the defendant stole two tubers of yam from the complainant’s farm in Zonkwa on two occasions.
He added that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 327 and 270 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law.
The presiding judge, Michael Bawa, reserved sentencing until August 6, following the defendant’s guilty plea.
Bawa, however, ordered that Gandu be remanded.
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