An Area Court in Jos, on Wednesday, sentenced a 23-year-old student, David Longji, to six months imprisonment for stealing solar security light.
The Judge, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the convict after he had pleaded guilty to the offence and begged the court for leniency.
The judge, however, gave the convict an option of N20,000 fine or six months imprisonment in default.
Earlier, the Police Prosecutor, Insp Ibrahim Gokwat, told the court that the case was reported at Anglo Jos Police Station on Nov. 16, 2023 by Mr Livinus James.
Gokwat said that the convict trespassed into the complainant’s compound and stole his solar security light, valued at N80,000.
The prosecutor further told the court that during police investigation, Longji confessed to committing the offence.
The offence, he said, contravened the Plateau State Penal Code law of Northern Nigeria. (NAN)
