I find it difficult to explain what is going on in this country. Top civil servants and politicians will steal billions of pension funds, leading to the death of many senior citizens, yet they will be granted bail and that will be the end of the matter.
But whenever a poor man commits a crime the law always "take it course"!
A 27 year old peasant farmer, Gambo Simeon was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment by a Maiduguri high court for forcefully collecting a Nokia handset, valued at N4,500 and the sum of N17, 000 from one Moses Jande.
The court was told that Gambo, with one Musa Aminu who is at large, in April 2009, armed with a cutlass and stick, attacked Moses Jande on his way from work at Wamdeo town in Borno State.
The prosecution counsel also told the court that the handset, which was tendered as exhibit, was recovered from Simeon after his arrest by the police. Simeon was charged for robbery under section 298(b) of the penal code law of Borno state.
The presiding judge, Justice Pindar Haruna Ngadda, who convicted the accused, said "I agree with the prosecution that the most important thing in this case is the prove of theft of things stolen and not really the value of the property and the prosecution has proved this by the exhibit."
Justice Ngadda thus sentenced Gambo to life imprisonment in accordance with section 298(b) of the penal code laws of Borno State.
Posted: at 16-07-2012 11:00 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
They were armed, and the section 298(b) panel code of Borno State law says such situation demand life imprisonment, so no big deal, if they were not armed is a different thing, they would have killed the innocent man for just phone and 17,000 naira.
I think others will learn from this
Posted: at 17-07-2012 02:01 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
Shydaimma at 17-07-2012 03:10 AM (12 years ago) (f)
hmm what a law But i just hope this law applies to everybody regardless of who you are. Just sayin o cos with money n influential plp in dis country this law wont extend to them when they do the same.
okies na since you need my website here is it www.shydaimma.....Dat's oll wait!!!!!! dat's oll
Posted: at 17-07-2012 03:10 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
nonsovin at 17-07-2012 03:15 AM (12 years ago) (m)
this is really painful for the victim, it could have been better for him that he died in the action than to see himself dying slowly in the prison just because of #4,500 mobile and #17,000 chai! is a very big pity!
Posted: at 17-07-2012 03:15 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
aso4life1 at 17-07-2012 06:32 AM (12 years ago) (m)
Hausa Court Magic, that judgment mean he will be on the field feeding or milking COWS till he die OR Boko Haram can borrow him for some bombings...Don't be surprise if this man's name appear as a suicide bomber somewhere later.
if u attack my papa house, I'll retaliate but if you are peace loving,I will embrace you
Posted: at 17-07-2012 06:32 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
But i just hope this law applies to everybody regardless of who you are. Just sayin o cos with money n influential plp in dis country this law wont extend to them when they do the same. 
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