A thirty-five year-old
bricklayer, Mr. Sunday Ajayi was on Monday sentenced to 6 months jail for and
breaking into the apartment of the anti-bomb squad, located within the Oyo
State Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, where he stole some items belonging to
the security agents.
Ajayi, DAILY POST gathered
was on July 31st, 2018 arraigned before a magistrate court sitting in Iwo Road,
presided over by Mr.Taiwo Olaniran on a two-court charge of breaking and
stealing with charge no: MI/331c/2018.
Police prosecutor,
Mr.Sunday Ogunremi told the court that the suspect on 29th July, 2017 at about
12:30pm at the Government House, Agodi, GRA Ibadan, broke into the Government
House staff room.
Ogunremi added that Ajayi
on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did
steal one Wrist watch, four shirts, two trousers and EOD Binuocular, property
of anti-bomb section of the Nigeria Police Force, valued at N 535,000.00.
He said that the offence
committed was contrary to and punishable under Section 411 and 390 (9) of the
Criminal Code Cap 38 Vol.II laws of Oyo state of Nigeria, 2000.
The suspect, however,
pleaded guilty and begged the court to temper justice with mercy, saying it was
work of the devil.
Olaniran while delivering
his judgement on Monday then sentenced him to six months imprisonment without
option of fine to serve as deterrent for others.
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