Teenager gets 10 strokes of cane for stealing cables
A Kaduna Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered that a teenager be given 10 strokes of the cane for breaking into a house and stealing electrical cables worth N450, 000. The magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, gave the sentence following a guilty plea by the 18-year-old boy, who resides at Kinkinau Kaduna. Emmanuel said the light punishment was […]
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A Kaduna Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered that a teenager be given 10 strokes of the cane for breaking into a house and stealing electrical cables worth N450, 000.
The magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, gave the sentence following a guilty plea by the 18-year-old boy, who resides at Kinkinau Kaduna.
Emmanuel said the light punishment was because the convict saved the court from a prolonged trial, adding that he hoped that it would serve as a deterrent to others.
He also ordered that the recovered electrical cables be returned to the complainant, Sadiq Yusuf.
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Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Chidi Leo, told the court that the convict committed the offence on May 17 at Ungwan Sarki, Kaduna.