A Karu Senior Magistrates' Court has sentenced one Nasiru
Mohammed of Deidei, Abuja to three months imprisonment
with 12 strokes of the cane for stealing a motorcycle.
Mohammed, 23, was arraigned by the police on a one-count
charge of being in possession of a stolen motorcycle, contrary to
section 319 (A) of the Penal Code. The Senior Magistrate, Aminu
Abdullahi, passed the judgment after the accused had pleaded
guilty to the charge and asked the court for leniency.
He said the accused was sincere by pleading guilty to the charge
and not wasting the court’s time. ``However, this will not stop
me from punishing you so as to serve as deterrent to others like
you. I hereby use my discretion and appeal by the prosecutor for
a summary trial.
``You are to serve a prison term of three months without an
option of fine and you are to receive 12 strokes of the cane, after
which I hope you will be of good character and be a repentant
person.’’
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Sgt. Ambi Ayuba, had told the court that
the convict was arrested by a team of officers led by one Insp.
Umar Sarke, attached to police state command.
He said the convict was arrested with the stolen motorcycle on
June 23 around Dagba Village in Abuja. Ayuba said
that convict had confessed during investigation that it was the
second time he was arrested for similar offence
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