Man gets 12 strokes of cane for ceiling fan theft after plea for mercy
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered
that a 26-year-old man, Yusuf Haruna, be given 12 strokes of the cane for stealing two ceiling fans worth N86,000.
Mr Haruna, of no fixed address, had pleaded guilty of the one-count charge of theft but begged for leniency.
The magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, told the convict that he mitigated the sentence because of his plea for mercy.
Mr Emmanuel, however, warned Mr Haruna that he might not get a second chance if he ever appeared before him again.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Inspector Chidi Leo, told the court that Mr Haruna committed the offence on November 27.
He said that the convict was arrested with the stolen items by members of a vigilance group on the same date at about 11:00 p.m. at Jos Road along Ahmadu Bello Way, Kaduna.
Mr Leo added that Mr Haruna could not give a satisfactory explanation of how he got the ceiling fans.
The prosecutor said that the convict later confessed that he stole the fans from one Maryam Abdulfatai’s house, an offence
which he said contravened Section 217 of the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2017.
(NAN)
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