26-yr-old man bags 6 months in prison for attempted suicide

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate Court has sentenced a 26-year-old man, Abiodun Ogunbode, to six months in prison for attempted suicide in Ekiti. Chief Magistrate Abdulhamid Lawal, sentenced Ogunbode, after he pleaded guilty to attempted suicide. Ogunbode, had pleaded to the court for leniency. Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Leramo Caleb, told the court that the convict committed […]

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate Court has sentenced a 26-year-old man, Abiodun Ogunbode, to six months in prison for attempted suicide in Ekiti.

Chief Magistrate Abdulhamid Lawal, sentenced Ogunbode, after he pleaded guilty to attempted suicide.

Ogunbode, had pleaded to the court for leniency.

Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Leramo Caleb, told the court that the convict committed the offence on Sept. 27, at about 3 at Odo Ado area of Ekiti State.

He said the offence contravened Section 327 of the Criminal Code Cap 16, Laws of Ekiti State 2012.

Caleb urged the court to convict the accused as charged having confessed and pleaded guilty to the offence. (NAN)