Court jails two Ota men for stealing chickens
On Monday, an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun sentenced two men, Shibu Abdullahi, 21, and Yakubu Usman, 25, to one month of imprisonment for stealing two chickens valued at N70,000.
Following their guilty pleas to a two-count charge of conspiracy and theft, the magistrate, O.O. Fadairo, sentenced each of the convicted individuals to one month in prison without the option of a fine.
Earlier, E. O. Adaraloye told the court that the convicts and others still at large committed the offences on March 30, at about 2:00 a.m. at No. 7 Ibukun Oluwa Street, Itele, Ota.
Mr Adaraloye said that the convicts and their accomplices stole two chickens, valued at N70,000, belonging to one Bello Kolawole.
He said the offences contravened Sections 390(9) and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006.
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