Court jails man 18 months for stealing tricycle

An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State on Monday sentenced a 38-year-old man, Babalola Abideen, for conspiring with another person to steal a tricycle worth N3 million. The Magistrate, Mrs. O.O. Fadairo, sentenced Abideen to 18 months in a correctional centre without an option of fine. She also directed the convict to pay a restitution […]

An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State on Monday sentenced a 38-year-old man, Babalola Abideen, for conspiring with another person to steal a tricycle worth N3 million.
The Magistrate, Mrs. O.O. Fadairo, sentenced Abideen to 18 months in a correctional centre without an option of fine.
She also directed the convict to pay a restitution of N2 million to the complainant.
Fadairo said that the prosecution had proven beyond reasonable doubt that Abideen was guilty of the charge preferred against him.
Abideen, of no fixed address, had earlier pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge of stealing, conspiracy, and obtaining the tricycle under false pretense.
The prosecutor, ASP E.O. Adaraloye, told the court earlier that the defendant and one other person at large committed the offences on July 3, at about 1:25 p.m. at No. 10, Queen Avenue, Beye-De Bells in Ota.
Adaraloye said that the defendant conspired with a mechanic and stole a tricycle with registration number MUS 982 QF, valued at N3 million.
He said that Abideen collected the tricycle from one David Abiodun with a promise to pay N7,000 in installments, but he unfortunately failed to fulfill the agreement.
The prosecutor said that the offences contravened the provisions of Sections 387, 390, and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006. (NAN)