Court sentences man to 15 years in jail for stealing

A magistrate court in Ile-Ife, Osun State, has sentenced a 23-year-old man, Wilson Odionye, to 15 years imprisonment for stealing on the campus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Odionye was arrested by the security unit of the university and handed over to the ‘A’ Division of the Osun State Police Command, Ife. The university’s […]

A magistrate court in Ile-Ife, Osun State, has sentenced a 23-year-old man, Wilson Odionye, to 15 years imprisonment for stealing on the campus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

Odionye was arrested by the security unit of the university and handed over to the ‘A’ Division of the Osun State Police Command, Ife.

The university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olanrewaju, said students who were sitting for examination had dropped their belongings outside the examination hall and the convict stole some of the items.

The convict claimed he was a student of OAU but was rusticated for committing an offence.

The university security team said that during interrogation, the convict confirmed he belonged to a seven-man syndicate that specialised in stealing students’ valuables at the OAU.

Odionye was arraigned in court for stealing a Tecno Canon X phone valued at N50,000, one Tecno 66 phone valued at N8,000, a Tecno Pop phone valued at N38,000, a Tecno phone valued at N5,000, a phone charger valued at N3,000 and a cash sum of N5,000 from students’ bags.

Magistrate Alabi Owolawi found Odionye guilty and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment.