Osogbo High Court has sentenced Babatunde Ogunjobi, 33, and Abdulgafar Yusuf, 39, to 10 and seven years imprisonment respectively for stealing Gov. Rauf Aregbesola’s cell phone and duping with it. Justice Saka Falola, who gave the verdict on Friday, said the convicts should serve the 17 years at the Federal Prison, Ilesa, because of the gravity of the offences. The accused were convicted on charges of conspiracy, stealing and impersonation. Aregbesola’s phone (Sony Ericson) valued N50,000, was stolen on Nov. 27, 2010 at Technical College sports ground in Osogbo. The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mr Dapo Adeniji, had told the court that Yusuf, a prison warder, stole the phone. “He connived with Babatunde at Osun State Technical College, Osogbo, to defraud one Shenge Rahman of N200,000 with the phone on May 24, 2011. “The two also defrauded the Owa Obokun of Ijeshaland, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran, of N500,000 on June 3, 2011with the stolen phone, number 08039404966, claiming to be the Governor of Osun. “They pretended to be Aregbesola, demanding some huge amount of money from the complainants on several occasions. “It was when the information got to the governor that they were both apprehended with the help of operatives of the Directorate of State Security, Osun’’, Adeniji said. He said the offences contravened sections 1c 3, 8c, 484 and 390 of the Criminal Code cap 34, Vol.11, Laws of Osun, 2002 and 2006. Adeniji commended the judgment, adding that justice had taken its course. Counsel to the convicts, Mr Akin Ladipo, had pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy.
Posted: at 1-03-2014 03:41 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
hismahill at 1-03-2014 06:51 PM (10 years ago) (m)
So what happen to the guy that stole 4billion naira public funds? Naija is the only country where the law is meant for the poor. Good they are jailed but other thieves should get similar sentence irrespective of their positions in the society.
Posted: at 1-03-2014 06:51 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
Am in chains, u ar in chain 2, am on uniform, nd u wia uniforms 2, am a prisoner, u ar a prisoner too mr jailer,,,,,(asa). Na wia S̶̲̥̅̊н̣̣̣̝̇̇̇є̲̣̣̣ dey sef
Posted: at 1-03-2014 10:48 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
that governor must be a greedy man, why mus him allow them to for jail, ok let us search him , is him not guilty, what about the federal money he use to steal
Posted: at 2-03-2014 11:19 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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