Driver jailed 9 months for stealing
A Magistrate Court in Jos, Plateau State, on Tuesday, sentenced a 26-year-old driver, Jacob Davou, to nine months in prison for stealing. The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the convict, who had earlier pleaded guilty to the charge. Bokkos in her judgment, gave the convict an option of a fine of N30,000 or […]
A Magistrate Court in Jos, Plateau State, on Tuesday, sentenced a 26-year-old driver, Jacob Davou, to nine months in prison for stealing.
The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the convict, who had earlier pleaded guilty to the charge.
Bokkos in her judgment, gave the convict an option of a fine of N30,000 or three months in prison.
She also ordered the convict to pay the complainant a compensation of N38,500 or spend another six months in prison in default.
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Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Ibrahim Gokwat, told the court that the case was reported at the “B” Division Police Station on May 2, by one Dyek Gyang, the complainant. (NAN)
Gokwat said that the convict used a master key to open the parked Hijet pickup belonging to the complainant and stole one power bank, one phone charger, one MP3, and also destroyed the lock of the vehicle, all valued at N38,500. (NAN)